Liverpool striker Divock Origi has revealed he rejected Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
The 21-year-old rose to prominence with Ligue 1 side Lille before arriving at Anfield in 2014.
He told the Mirror: "I started with the national team at Under-16s. It was a very good year for me, a lot of scouts were coming to my dad. I heard Manchester United wanted to sign me, some Italian clubs and German clubs.
"I visited Lille's training centre. I was amazed how good it was. I saw how Eden Hazard had grown from young player to big player winning the league with them and that was something very nice. They have a very good reputation at developing young players.
"My heart said: 'Go to Lille.' I remember coming home from school, sitting in the kitchen and my dad said: 'The choice is yours, what do you want to do?' I decided to go to Lille."
He added: "Bayern were interested, all these clubs. But I came to Liverpool, I saw the facilities, I took some time out of my vacation to visit Melwood and speak with Brendan Rodgers."
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