Former Australian national team footballer Harry Kewell has claimed that Liverpool were correct to sign him over Cristiano Ronaldo
Former Reds boss Gerard Houllier recently revealed that he had been trying to sign Ronaldo in 2003 whilst he was manager of the club, however the Portugal’s salary demands put him off and the club decided to sign Kewell instead.
After joining the Reds from Leeds in 2003, Kewell went on to make 93 appearances for the club and scored 12 goals. He has since revealed that he feels that Liverpool made the correct decision to sign him at the time given the reputation that he had.
He said: “I mean back when I signed for Liverpool, I think I was the number one person to go round in that year, so I think he made the right decision.
“In hindsight yes, you could turn around and say a lot of things, there’s a lot of great players that have gone elsewhere that have never been signed. I think recently the biggest one was Raul. He got let go by Atletico Madrid and then look where he went to.”
