Sam Allardyce reveals ‘bad injury’ stopped West Ham signing Liverpool ace

Former West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce revealed on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast that a severe knee injury prevented him from signing Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique. Allardyce, who previously managed Enrique at Newcastle United, stated that former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was eager to move the defender on and that a permanent transfer could have occurred.

Enrique ultimately spent nearly a year sidelined between 2013 and 2014, making only 12 Premier League appearances across his final three campaigns at Anfield before retiring at age 31. Fellow guest Stuart Downing noted that he was even deployed out of position at left-back ahead of Enrique before completing his own transfer to West Ham in 2013.