Former Liverpool captain Sami Hyypia has hinted at regret over being blocked from a return to Anfield before hanging up the boots.
The Finn revealed former Reds manager Roy Hodgson wanted him to return in 2010.
“I am more than pleased with my time at Liverpool,” he told the Liverpool Echo. “I still have a lot of good relationships with people here in the city and a lot of friends. It is always nice to come back to Anfield. After I left, I had a great year at Leverkusen. When Roy [Hodgson] asked me to come back, I asked Leverkusen what they thought about it and they said they wouldn’t be happy with that. And that was it. I respected their opinion about it and, for me, that was it.
“Coaching still interests me, but recently I have seen different managers ageing a lot in one year with the pressure. I don’t know if I want to be involved in that. Let’s see. I haven’t made any final decisions on if I want to come back or don’t want to come back. I have enjoyed this time I have had with my kids. In the last five or six years, I have tried to give a lot of time to them. When they move away from home, it is time for me to think about myself.”
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