Former West Ham United captain Mark Noble has revealed that Liverpool once considered signing him.
With the exception of loan spells at Hull City and Ipswich Town, Noble spent his entire playing career with the Hammers, accumulating 550 appearances before his retirement at the end of last season. He rightfully earned him the nickname “Mr West Ham” and his time away from the club will have lasted just months once he takes up the role of sporting director in January next year.
Trying to prise Noble away from the Irons may have seemed like a waste of time given his loyalty towards West Ham, but the former skipper has admitted that some clubs were tempted to do so. In an interview with Happy Hour Podcast, Noble revealed that there was ‘a lot of interest’ in him throughout his career and that he faced a tough decision when West Ham suffered relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2010/11 season.
