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"I came close [to joining Liverpool] two or three times. The first was a year or two before I signed for Chelsea [in 2003]. "I would have gone there, but Blackburn wanted a big fee so not too many clubs could afford to buy me back then!"
Liverpool ended up finishing second before finishing fifth in 2002/03. Duff signed for Chelsea ahead of 2003/04 and ended up winning two league titles with the West London side.
When he was leaving Chelsea, Duff explained, the same move nearly happened again.
On this occasion, Liverpool had the money but Duff opted to move further north.
He added:
"I remember getting a message from Martin Jol, but I was a Chelsea fan after winning titles there so it was something I never really looked at. I had friends at Newcastle – Scott Parker, Shay Given – and I wanted to give that a real go, but I had a disaster. I gave them everything but sometimes moves don't work out."Liverpool, who had missed out again, finished third in the league while Duff suffered an injury hit campaign. Two years later, he scored an unfortunate own goal when he was drafted in as an emergency full-back and Toon were relegated.
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