Heerenveen winger Chidera Ejuke has revealed that he had an unsuccessful trial with Premier League giants Liverpool.
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The winger has had an excellent campaign with Heerenveen and is now being tracked by several clubs.
Speaking to Voetbal International, Ejuke has revealed that he failed a trial with Liverpool four years ago, “When I was just eighteen years old and still living in Nigeria, there was a scouting program on the other side of the country. There I was picked out together with three peers by a scout from England: we were allowed to have a trial at Liverpool. It was the first time that I left my country and then also for an internship in my dream competition.
“We were warmly welcomed at Liverpool. We did an internship there for a few weeks, it went pretty well, but I probably wasn’t good enough. Liverpool was not interested and so we had to return to Nigeria. That was just as tough. This was the opportunity I had been dreaming about all these years and if it doesn’t work out, it’s bitter. It felt like I had let down my agent and my family.
“If I had taken that chance, it would have been a different story, but it was a good experience. That missed opportunity became a source of motivation for me, it helped me grow as a player. I had tasted Europe and now I wanted more.”
Ejuke would eventually join Valerenga in 2017 before moving to Heerenveen last summer.
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