Andre Ayew offered to play for Liverpool for free prior to his move to Swansea City.
The 26-year-old scored twice on Sunday to help Swansea beat Liverpool 3-1 yet the story could have been very different if Liverpool had been willing to take a chance on him last summer.
Ayew was a free agent after his contract ran down at Marseille and the boyhood Liverpool fan was so keen to play for the Anfield club he offered to play without wages until January to prove himself in a bid to convince them to sign him.
But the Reds opted to pursue other players, with Danny Ings and Divock Origi already signed and Christian Benteke joining for £32.5m.
Borussia Dortmund, then under Jurgen Klopp's management, offered £7million for Ayew the season before his contract ran down at Marseille but he wanted to play in the Premier League.
The Ghana international has impressed at Swansea this season and was the subject of interest from Sunderland in January.
He intends to weigh up his options this summer as Swansea look to appoint former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to succeed Francesco Guidolin.
Mark McKay of ExcelFoot, who negotiated Ayew's move to Swansea, said: 'It has always been Andre's dream to play for Liverpool but unfortunately they opted to pursue other targets at the time.'
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