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title: "Liverpool agreed terms with Sheringham prior to Man United move"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2020-03-24T13:30:00Z"
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# Liverpool agreed terms with Sheringham prior to Man United move

Liverpool once agreed personal terms with Teddy Sheringham, prior to him joining Manchester United.

That’s according to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/1681697/2020/03/24/spice-boys-liverpool-redknapp-scales-fowler-mcmanaman/)‘s Simon Hughes, who claims the former England striker was considered too old for the Reds back in 1997, putting paid to a transfer happening.

Instead, Sheringham joined United, becoming a key man at Old Trafford and winning the treble in 1998/99.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

In hindsight, Liverpool’s decision not to sign Sheringham was a dreadful one, considering what happened next in his career.

He was admittedly 31 at the time, but his game never relied on pace and he was a hugely intelligent player, as he showed during a [long and successful career](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Sheringham) for club and country.

Sheringham could have been the perfect foil for Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen during the late 1990s by dropping deep and linking up play.

I believe Liverpool may even have won a Premier League title with him in the attack, such was his quality at that time.

It was a decision that I feel summed up the Reds during that period, at a time when too many transfers didn’t work and United were nailing their business down the M62.