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'It’s His Own Fault': Anderlecht Boss Blames Lazar Markovic for Unsuccessful Deadline Day Transfer

Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has blamed Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic for the collapse of a deadline day move to the Belgian side.

Liverpool were desperate to get the Serbian off their wage bill and even lowered his transfer price to £2.9m, a value on which they reached an agreement with Anderlecht.

Markovic flew to Belgium to try and get the transfer done but failed to agree personal terms with the club where he spent the second half of last season on loan.

Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck: “Our president and sports director did everything to convince Markovic.