Andy Robertson is expected to remain at Liverpool this month despite the Scotland captain having interest from Tottenham, with the Reds lacking options in defense at the current moment.
Spurs had registered an interest in the player, whose contract is set to expire at the end of the season, and held preliminary talks over a move. However, with a limited number of players available at the back, it would have been a risk to lose a leader from the locker room and a quality option.
Turning 32 in March, Robertson is out of contract at the end of the season. As first reported by The Times, the decision has been made to keep him around for the remainder of the campaign due to a lack of alternative options.
Robertson would only ever have been allowed to leave Liverpool if it was the right thing for all parties. It is understood that having assessed the situation, that has not transpired to be the case.
The player, who has been at Anfield for eight and a half years, did not agitate for the move, though he was open to exploring it and has expressed a desire to play regularly.
This weekend, Robertson came off the bench at half-time as Liverpool lost 3-2 at Bournemouth. He replaced Milos Kerkez, whose load was being managed by Arne Slot.
In the second half of the game, Liverpool fought back to level things at 2-2, only for Amine Adli to score a 95th-minute winner to steal the points for Andoni Iraola's side.
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