‘I left Chelsea for Liverpool after having my mind blown by Moneyball strategy’: Ex-England star opens up on decision to swap London for Merseyside

Daniel Sturridge admits that Liverpool persuaded him to sign for them in January 2012 thanks to their ‘Moneyball’ transfer strategy – an idea that has now become commonplace within football, but was in its infancy over a decade ago.

Despite having won the Champions League a few months earlier with Chelsea, Sturridge struggled to get into Roberto Di Matteo’s plans at Stamford Bridge – though Liverpool were confident the Englishman’s underlying numbers would ultimately come to fruition.

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