Yossi Benayoun has revealed that he held
talks with Liverpool prior to making a move to Arsenal on deadline day.
The Israeli left the Reds to join
Chelsea during the summer of 2010, but injuries prevented him from getting his
career going at Stamford Bridge and his former club were keen on bringing him
back this summer.
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| Benayoun, in the UCL match against Dortmund |
"I had a few good options from
clubs in England and outside," Benayoun told reporters. "There was a
few talks with Liverpool. A few teams but as soon as I heard about Arsenal my
mind was made up."
The 31-year-old then made a move to
Arsenal on a season-long loan following the exits of Cesc Fabregas and Samir
Nasri to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.
The former West Ham United man
maintained that he knew his move would only take place on deadline day, as the
Blues were waiting to wrap up a deal for either Raul Meireles or Luka Modric first.
"The media thought it was dramatic,
but I knew it would go to the last day," said Benayoun. "There was an
agreement between me and Chelsea that we would wait until then because they
wanted to bring in another player - either Meireles or Modric.
"I first heard about the interest
from Arsenal eight days before the end of the window and when I knew they
wanted me it was an easy choice.
"Deadline day was calm for me. I
flew in from Israel in the morning, from the national team, and knew it was
going to happen."
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