Leon Goretzka could have gone to Liverpool, but knew Bayern Munich was “the right move”

When Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka was just an up-and-comer with Schalke 04 he had an opportunity to head to England prove himself in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield at Liverpool.

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Goretzka, however, told The Athletic that he had another idea of where he wanted to establish himself and that the option presented by Bayern Munich was simply a better fit.

“They were a consideration, of course,” said Goretzka of Liverpool. “They’re a great club and their development since Klopp came has been amazing. We’re all a little proud of him winning the title, but I took a long time making my decision, and I was 100 percent sure that Bayern was the right move for me.”

In retrospect, Goretzka, whose coming-out party for all of the European powers occurred at the 2017 Confederations Cup, certainly had some terrific options to choose from for his post-Schalke 04 career.

Regardless, the 25-year-old’s intuition proved to be correct as Goretzka has built himself into one of the world’s best midfielders and won a treble in the process.

Not too shabby, eh?