Lee Bowyer reveals rejecting Liverpool is his "biggest regret"

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Lee Bowyer has revealed that turning down a move to Liverpool is his "biggest regret in football".

The 43-year-old, who is now in the dugout at Championship side Charlton Athletic, nearly signed for the Merseyside club from Leeds United in 2002.

However, the former midfielder has since opened up on the transfer saga, admitting that he pulled out of the deal at the last minute.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Bowyer said: "I was very close [to joining Liverpool],I was halfway through a medical.

"It just did not feel right for me at the time, and if I am honest that is probably my biggest regret in football not going to Liverpool at that time.

"If I could turn the clock back I would have definitely gone, but it just did not feel right for me at the time and that was the decision I made.

"Looking back that was the wrong one I think."

Bowyer scored 55 goals in 265 appearances for Leeds between 1996 and 2003.