Liverpool s wait for their first signing in the summer transfer window could have come far sooner had Championship club Sunderland been more receptive to a loan deal to bolster their attacking options.
Cesar Huerta, who plays for UNAM Pumas, a Mexican first division side, revealed that everything was set for him to move to England in the summer, before talks broke down.
: I had my suitcase ready, and I dropped it.
that Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris had vetoed against bringing the Mexican to the Stadium of Light, forcing the move to collapse.
Huerta has played 68 times for UNAM, having found the back of the net on 15 occasions and feels he will get his big move if he continues his form.
He said: I know that sooner or later, if I keep doing thing…