Pumas winger Cesar 'Chino' Huerta said he has not given up hope of playing in the Premier League one day after a potential move to Liverpool fell through this summer.
The Mexican international revealed he had his “suitcase ready” to travel to Merseyside but the deal collapsed on the final day of the transfer window in England on August 30.
“There was a problem,” Huerta said of his proposed move to Liverpool. “I had my suitcase packed, but it fell through because of a problem. I know it's a train that only passes once.”
Huerta, 23, said he was ready to join Liverpool on a permanent transfer from Pumas and be sent on loan to another European club for the 2024-25 season as Arne Slot's side had their quota of non-European players full.
Pumas president Luis González admitted that “internal issues at the respective clubs” that wanted Huerta prevented the deal from being finalized.
“It had nothing to do with the club or the player's intentions, on the contrary,” González said. [Liverpool] He recognized Huerta's qualities, but due to circumstances related to internal issues of the respective clubs that monitored him, it could not be completed.”
Huerta, who started in Mexico's goalless draw with Canada in Tuesday's friendly, is under contract with Pumas until June 2025.
He hopes to play in the Premier League in the future.
“I'm 100% with Pumas,” he said. “I know that sooner or later the opportunity will come. I'm focused on Pumas and trying to do the best for the team, I know that soon I'll have my chance.”
