According to The Pitch Prospect, Andy Robertson will remain at Liverpool this month despite talks with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds have decided to keep the Scotland international for the rest of the season after considering letting him leave.
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Spurs made a move worth £5m plus add-ons and Kostas Tsimikas is rumored to be recalled to Anfield.
However, Liverpool have decided not to strike a deal that would see Robertson leave as things currently stand.
Things could change towards the end of the January transfer window, but for now the left-back remains on Merseyside.
Robertson, whose contract at Anfield expires in the summer, is said to have behaved professionally throughout the process and not pushed for a move.
The 31-year-old spent most of his career at Liverpool, joining Liverpool nine years ago in 2017 and establishing himself as a modern great.
Although he still holds a crucial leadership role as vice-captain, he has been reduced to a supporting player this season with the arrival of Milos Kerkez.
And after Ben Davies broke his ankle, Spurs decided to sign Robertson to create another option in defense.
His contract expires in the summer and Spurs put forward existing plans to sign him as a free agent.
But things haven’t worked out so far and it looks like he won’t be making the move to north London.
Robertson played 45 minutes for Liverpool against Bournemouth on Saturday and came on as a substitute for Kerkez at half-time.
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The defender moved from Hull City to Liverpool after they were relegated from the Premier League in 2017.
The initial transfer fee was £8 million, which, considering what he has achieved so far, has to be one of the best deals in top flight history.
However, Kerkez’s arrival has meant he has only played 496 minutes in the league this year, with regular minutes being difficult.
Thomas Frank has already seen Conor Gallagher move from Atletico Madrid this month in a deal worth around £35million.
And given Destiny Udogie’s injury problems, Robertson appeared to be exactly what the Spurs needed to salvage their domestic season – but they will miss out.
After a 2-2 draw against Burnley, Spurs are currently 14th in the Premier League table and have been eliminated from both domestic cups.
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Robertson’s career at Liverpool
Robertson initially signed with Jürgen Klopp and became part of the best full-back duo in the world.
At the other end he had Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Scotland international was often seen bombing up and down either wing.
As he has gotten older, that part of his game has been lost, but he still played an important role in Liverpool’s Premier League title win under Arne Slot last season.
Robertson made 33 Premier League appearances and the Reds blew everyone away.
In total, he played 363 games for the Reds in almost nine years at Anfield.
In that time he has won everything, including the Premier League twice and the Champions League twice.
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“We’ll see what comes”
Even if he doesn’t move to Spurs, it still looks like he is likely to leave the club in the summer as contract negotiations fail to progress.
Speaking about his future, Robertson said earlier this month: “We have now had discussions which will remain private; we will see what happens.”
“I still have five months left and we have to look at the possibility of staying or leaving and things like that. I will sit down with my family and decide.
“After a stressful summer, I’m just trying to enjoy being a part of it,
and being a Liverpool player. I wanted to qualify for the World Cup and luckily we managed to do that. I have to see what me and my family want.”
He added: “I gave absolutely everything for the club and the club were very good to me. They rewarded me with good contracts when I played well.”
“No one can deny what I have given to this club. I gave everything day in and day out and put in some performances that I thought were good and I hope others do the same.”
“I’ve won a lot of trophies here and had a lot of good days.
“My relationship with the people higher up the club has always been excellent. I signed up for £8m [from Hull City in 2017] and then doing what I did helps with that.
“I remind people of that all the time. The relationship is good. We’ve given each other more than enough respect over the last eight and a half years and we’ll see what comes.”