Manchester City Went Out Of Their Way To Sign Me – Karius

Liverpool goalie, Loris Karius has come out to say that half the Premier League were chasing him before his move to Manchester City several years ago.

Karius recently revealed that despite having a lot of offers from various clubs, City were the ones who went out of their way to help him, so he decided to sign for them.

According to him, the Blues showed him a concrete plan and it was fascinating for a player of his age, therefore he did not think twice.

He added that even if he now plays for Liverpool, City remains a club that heavily relies on its own youngsters in the academy.

His words, “I was playing in the U16 national team at the time, and there were a lot of scouts at the games. At 16 you could sign your first professional contract. I had offers from all sorts of clubs back then, but Manchester City went out of their way to help me,”

“They showed me a concrete plan, for example how I could make it to the senior game. That fascinated me. I could just as well imagine staying in Stuttgart – but the concept and their plan for me did not convince me as much as that of Man City.

“So I said to myself: I’m going to take the challenge and I’m going to England.

“Who else was interested? It felt like half of the Premier League. In Germany, I actually only dealt with Stuttgart because VfB was and is known to do great youth work. I enjoyed great training there.

“At that time I only listened to the plans of Man City and VfB. At that time, the arrival of investors [in clubs] was only just getting started.

“Man City was actually a club that relied heavily on its own youngsters. Many made the breakthrough, the academy was in a good position – that’s why I decided in the end on this club.”