Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insists that his side do not need to sign Raheem Sterling- but he did once try to sign Steven Gerrard.
The Italian has been a long-term admirer of Sterling, who made the headlines for complaining of tiredness when on International duty with England.
The teenager has been heavily linked with a move away from Liverpool since the club is yet to agree a new deal with the player. Sterling is expected to land a £100,000-a-week deal soon.
In an interview with the Sun, Ancelotti shunned any talk of a possible move for the player.
He said: “Sterling is a player of great quality, certainly one of the best in Europe. But we already have extraordinary talent here.
“So to think of another striker for the Real Madrid attack is really extremely difficult.
“It’s clear that Sterling is not in our plans.”
But one player he did want to sign was Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Ancelotti admitted that he wanted to partner the player with Andrea Pirlo at AC Milan, But Gerrard’s love for Liverpool was ‘unbreakable’.
Gerrard famously inspired the second-half comeback against Milan in the 2005 Champions League final, which saw the Reds come from 3-0 down to claim the trophy in a penalty shootout.
Real Madrid come to Anfield on Wednesday in the same competition, giving Ancelotti a first-hand look at what both Sterling and Gerrard can do.
He also admitted that he was not going to change his side’s game plan to man mark Sterling.