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'I was ashamed' - Fekir's former agent blames player's entourage over failed Liverpool move

Nabil Fekir’s former agent has revealed that late demands from the player's entourage contributed to his Liverpool move falling through in the summer of 2018.

Fekir, who was playing for Lyon at the time, was on the verge of a move to Anfield, having travelled to Liverpool to finalise a deal.

At the last minute, however, Liverpool backed out of the deal, with Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas saying later that the Reds had experienced a "change of heart."

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There was speculation that Fekir's injury history prevented the £53 million (€60m/$66m) transfer, but the player's former representative Jean-Pierre Bernes says that isn't the case.