Andre Trindade, at the age of 22, has played a pivotal role in Fluminense’s journey to the Copa Libertadores final.
They are set to face Boca Juniors in the final match on Saturday.
It’s worth noting that back in August, Liverpool made a €30 million offer for the Brazilian player, but it was rejected by his club.
“I’ve never talked about it; the first time I’ll talk about it will be now,” Andre told Globo. “It really was a good proposal for the club, from a big league. I think every player one day dreams of playing for a big club in Europe, in a big league.
“But I decided to keep my word because, when the January window closed, [Fluminense coach Fernando] Diniz arrived and told me that he wanted me here until the end of the year.
“We didn’t know that a proposal of this value would arrive.
“I told him that, regardless of what happened, I would be there until the end of the season. It was a very difficult decision to make.
“I think that if I had accepted this proposal, I don’t know if I would feel 100% comfortable, because I had already agreed with coach Diniz. He really values words and honesty and always tells me that when we do the right things, good things always happen.
“In January, he told me that without a doubt, if he stayed, I would play and my value would increase. I think you have to make the decision. Coming to the final, everyone will say now that I made the right decision. I think it was a very faithful gesture on my part to stay, try to get this title and try to help as much as possible.
“Now I’m going to do everything to win this title. At the end of the year, I don’t know what will happen; many things could happen, but I’m sure that just having arrived here, knowing that it worked, that it was like this,