Former Liverpool attacker Suso has spoken about how the transfer which took him from Anfield to AC Milan and revitalised his career came about.
In an interview with Sky Italia, Suso spoke of his move away from Liverpool and how former AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani, who has now teamed up again with former Milan chief and Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi at Monza in the third tier of the Italian game, was key to the deal.
Suso said: “When I returned to Liverpool to start training, I felt that something had changed and I realized that they wouldn't renew my contract.
"There were six months left of my contract, so I called my agent. He told me that Milan was an option after the end of the season.
“I replied that I would like that a lot, because I thought it was another big club with a lot of history. I didn't like the idea of waiting until June.
"I came to Milan to have my medical examinations and then I met Galliani.
“I told him 'I don't want to go back to Liverpool and I would like to stay here'.
"At that point, he told me 'okay, don't worry'.
"The next day, my agent called me and said that Galliani had done everything, and if I wanted, I could join Milan straight away".