Defensive midfielder Sami Khedira has been a member of a number of prestigious clubs, including Stuttgart, where he spent his academy years, Real Madrid, Juventus and Hertha Berlin.
He has also played a central role in the German national team and has been on the pitch for 77 matches.
He retired in July 2021. The former German midfielder, who also played 77 games in the Champions League, revealed that it was his dream to play in the Premier League and revealed that he had conversations with Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.
“Honestly, if you’re talking about a dream, it was one of my biggest dreams to play for an English club in the Premier League,”
“I played for two German clubs, an Italian club, a Spanish club so why not England? You have to ask the clubs.”
“I spoke to Liverpool, I spoke to Chelsea, I spoke to Arsenal, all amazing clubs, we were close a few times.”
As a fit and physical player, he could have joined any club with room to spare if he had chosen to go to an English club during his prime.He also had the ability to play well in the Premier League, and I would have liked to have seen him play on the Premier stage.
After retiring, he spent some time working for his old club Stuttgart, but will he ever land in the Premier League, which he longed for, not as a player but as a staff member…?