Suso has revealed that Liverpool beat off competition from Real Madrid to sign him.
The Spain playmaker, 23, made 21 appearances before leaving Anfield in January 2015 to join AC Milan, where he scored twice in last weekend’s derby with Inter.
But prior to the Reds’ capture of the promising midfielder, Suso claims that he was destined to join the academy ranks of the reigning European champions.
“I had it practically done with Madrid when Liverpool came in,” he told Onda Cero.
“And I wanted to go to the Premier League.”