Luís Boa Morte has given a long interview to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, with various topics from his career covered.
He revealed the shock of Arsenal wanting to sign him after he’d been on loan from Sporting to a side in Portugal’s fourth division, and that Fulham is the club which has touched him the most.
O Jogo were always going to ask about transfers that were missed, and that’s when Liverpool and Newcastle United got a mention.
Asked about offers he received during his career, Boa Morte told O Jogo: “There was the option of Liverpool, but, as I still had a contract and was going to cost around six million, they preferred Zenden, who at the time was a free player. Newcastle, Bordeaux and Saint-Étienne were also possibilities.”
Now 46-years-of-age, Boa Morte is working as a coach. He left a role with Marco Silva’s staff at Fulham earlier this year and is now senior manager of the Guinea-Bissau national side.
There’s obviously plenty of time to progress further and perhaps we’ll see the Portuguese coach back in English football at some point.
