Agent: Pennant could have gone to Real Madrid, but he didn't want to be a substitute[kui]

Skye Andrew, the agent of former Liverpool player Pennant, was a guest on talkSPORT radio recently. He said that Real Madrid had wanted to sign Pennant back then, but was rejected by the player.

Andrew said, "Many people don't know about this, but Pennant could have gone to Real Madrid." At that time, the former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry called me to talk. He said that the club had agreed on the transfer fee of Pennant with Real Madrid.

Pennant is such a person. His dream is to join Liverpool. After he ruined this opportunity, he had no other pursuits. So I called him and told him, "Pennant, Liverpool has agreed to let you transfer to Real Madrid." '"

He asked me how much my salary was. I said they would send a private jet to pick you up. His reaction was very cold and he looked completely uninterested. I really wish I could have made this deal at that time.

talkSPORT host O 'Hara was shocked by Pennant's cold rejection of Real Madrid and asked for the reason behind it. Andrew explained, "The Real Madrid side told me that they only need one substitute on the bench."

The more I advised Pennant like this, the more insistent he became: "No, I don't want to sit on the bench."

When he wasn't playing, it was simply a nightmare. Eventually, Real Madrid signed someone from West Ham United, but that player didn't play at all in the second half of the season. It would be a disaster if Pennant went but couldn't play.

When asked about his feelings of being Pennant's agent, Andrew quipped, "He forced me to drown my sorrows in alcohol, although I don't drink at all." But no one loves him more than I do. I have been his agent for 25 years.