Andy Robertson has confirmed that he will leave Liverpool once his contract expires in the summer
18:47, 09 Apr 2026Updated 07:51, 10 Apr 2026
Andy Robertson has confirmed he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Andy Robertson has confirmed he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season. The modern-day Reds legend will depart the club once his contract expires in the summer.
Robertson signed for Liverpool from Hull City for £8m in the summer of 2017 and has won two Premier League titles, a Champions League, the FA Cup and two League Cups, as well as the FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Community Shield, across nine decorated years with the club.
The Scotland captain, 32, was the subject of interest from Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the January transfer window and La Liga giants Atletico Madrid last summer.
But Robertson has now revealed his time on Merseyside is coming to an end.
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The left-back, who has made 373 appearances for the Reds to date, said in an interview with the club: “I think I feel better now that it’s out in the open. The hardest bit [in] the last certainly couple of weeks and months is some people that are close to me in the training ground don’t know and more importantly, the fans. The closer it gets, the more and more questions you start to get.
“I’ve always said that the fans are the most important people at this club and I just think now is the time to tell them what’s going on and that obviously this will be my last year.
“I just think it’s better being out in the open, that now I can fully focus on the team from now until the end of the season. I think it’s important that I do that, I’ve always done that.
“But the time to have the emotional farewell and tell the fans and the people connected to this club what they mean to me, that will come closer to the end. I don’t think I’m quite ready for that yet. It’s just to try to get it out there so I can now be open and honest with everyone.
“It’s never easy leaving a club like Liverpool, it has been a huge part of mine and my family’s life for the last nine years. But for me, players move on, other people move on – the thing that stays the same is the club and obviously the fans. I’ve had an amazing nine years here.
“Look, I think it has been well-documented, especially over the last year or so, I’ve had opportunities to leave and I’ve not taken them because of how difficult it is to leave this club. And I wouldn’t change that for the world.
“But I know football moves on, I know teams move on and I think now is the time for me to move on and go wherever my next move is and wherever my career takes me. I’ll always look back on amazing memories at this football club, I’ve put my heart and soul into the club for nine years and I’ve not got many regrets.
“I’ve grown as a man and as a person. This club will always mean the world to me, the fans will mean the world to me. It has been a hell of a journey.”
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Robertson becomes the second member of the Reds squad to announce his departure in recent weeks after another Anfield great, Mohamed Salah, confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the season too.
And Robertson continued: “I’ll let other people say if I’m a Liverpool legend or not – I think you know me well enough that I will never accept that. But from minute one I came into this football club, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to try to bring trophies back to this football club, try to help put us back onto a place where I believe this football club belongs. I’m very proud that I’ve been a part of fantastic teams that have been able to do that.
“The club means everything to me. The people within the club mean the world to me. The fans have always taken to me. I always remember my debut against Crystal Palace when I was a relative nobody – obviously signing from Hull City, only £8m. I played my debut and already the Kop had sung my name. It was a moment I couldn’t quite believe. Then the next three months I’m not seen again, which I remind Jurgen [Klopp] of quite a lot!
“Then obviously when I found my chance, that’s what kept me going in that time and when I got my chance I just wanted to make the people within this club and the supporters proud of the left-back they’re seeing performing week in, week out. They have been outstanding with me, unbelievable with me. Always supported me, always been so positive about me. I couldn’t have asked for a better fan base.
“I couldn’t have asked for better people within the training ground, keeping me going. The nine years, I’ll look back with a big smile on my face. I do get emotional at times.
“Now is not that time but saying goodbye to everyone will be difficult. But it’s also the time to do so and it’s also something to celebrate with the nine years we’ve all had together.”