AC Milan midfielder Suso has explained leaving Liverpool in January 2015.

The Spaniard joined AC Milan in January ahead of his contract expiring the following summer having fallen out of favour under Brendan Rodgers.

He told Sky Italia: "When I returned to Liverpool to start training, I felt that something had changed and I realised that they wouldn't renew my contract.

"There were six months left of my contract, so I called my agent. He told me that Milan was an option after the end of the season.

"I replied that I would like that a lot, because I thought it was another big club with a lot of history. I didn't like the idea of waiting until June. I came to Milan to have my medical examinations and then I met Galliani.

"I told him 'I don't want to go back to Liverpool and I would like to stay here'. At that point, he told me 'okay, don't worry'.

"The next day, my agent called me and said that Galliani had done everything, and if I wanted, I could join Milan straight away."