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Published 10:05 12 Jan 2023 GMT
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"I once had the choice to join Liverpool or Galatasaray," he told Veronica Offside.
"At that moment, I chose Galatasaray because I wanted to win more trophies and Liverpool was in a [difficult] period... I just chose trophies because that is the best thing that a footballer wants to win, those prizes.
"Also, the fact that I just wanted to be free at Christmas and New Year's Eve. That was also a conscious choice."
In his first season at the club (2013-2014), Sneijder didn't play a game between December 28 and January 26 whereas Liverpool played four Premier League games in that period.
To be fair to the Dutchman, his decision proved to be the right one. During his time in Istanbul, the talented midfielder won eight trophies in a four-and-a-half year spell
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