2026-04-10 11:39:31

Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

The Scottish full-back’s nine-year spell at Anfield will come to an end when his contract expires this summer and he says it was a tough decision to leave the Reds – where he has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League and numerous other honours.

Robertson said: “It’s never easy leaving a club like Liverpool, it has been a huge part of mine and my family’s life for the last nine years. But for me, players move on, other people move on – the thing that stays the same is the club and obviously the fans.

“I’ve had an amazing nine years here. I think it has been well-documented, especially over the last year or so, I’ve had opportunities to leave and I’ve not taken them because of how difficult it is to leave this club. And I wouldn’t change that for the world.

“But I know football moves on, I know teams move on and I think now is the time for me to move on and go. Wherever my next move is and wherever my career takes me, I’ll always look back on amazing memories at this football club.

“I’ve put my heart and soul into the club for nine years and I’ve not got many regrets. I’ve grown as a man and as a person. This club will always mean the world to me, the fans will mean the world to me. It has been a hell of a journey.”

Robertson – who joins Mohamed Salah in leaving Anfield at the end of the campaign – was a key figure in Liverpool’s success under former manager Jurgen Klopp but has fallen down the pecking order following the arrival of Milos Kerkez last summer and Reds boss Arne Slot thinks that a lack of minutes was behind the defender’s decision to exit.

The Dutch coach said: “First of all, he had many great seasons over here as a player, but people got to know him as a great person – I got to know him as a great person.

“Every team-mate will tell you how funny he is and how great of a person he is. That will be shown on social media.

“What I remember most about him is the intensity he is always playing with. We learnt something about intensity two days ago.

“He has won everything over here and served this club for so many years. He really loves this club. It has been a great nine years for him at the club, but this season he did not play as much as he was used to.

“As a result of that, he is leaving. It is difficult to be in that position longer than a season.”

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