Liverpool have announced the sale of the defender Daniel Agger to the Danish club Brondby for an undisclosed fee.
The 29-year-old Denmark international joined the Anfield club from Brondby in 2006 and went on to make more than 200 appearances for the club but had fallen down the pecking order under Brendan Rodgers.
“Liverpool have been such a big part of my life and my family’s lives for so long, that leaving is extremely difficult,” Agger said. “The opportunity arose for me to return home to Brondby and at this stage of my career it felt like the right decision for me.
“I wouldn’t leave here to go anywhere else and that has been proven by my actions in recent seasons - I have turned down many offers to move to other Premier League and European clubs.
“I would like to thank the Liverpool supporters for the incredible backing they have given me in my time here and the warmth and generosity of spirit displayed to my family.
“This has been our home and somewhere we have been very happy and settled. However, more recently I have started to feel the effects of playing regularly in a league that is as physically demanding as the Premier League is, and I would not want to stay if I did not think that I was able to meet that challenge week in, week out.”