John Arne Riise has advised Manchester United to sign Antonee Robinson, believing the Fulham star could ‘thrive’ at Old Trafford.
Former Liverpool and Fulham left-back Riise was ‘quite sure’ that the Reds were going to make a bid for Robinson in the summer transfer window.
But an approach wasn’t made and Arne Slot’s side subsequently missed out on the 28-year-old, who Riise says would’ve suited Liverpool ‘perfectly’.
Riise is a huge fan of Fulham left-back Robinson, and ahead of the January transfer window, the Norwegian feels the United States international would now be very much open to joining the Red Devils.
‘I was quite sure that Liverpool was going to go for Antonee Robinson in the summer because he’s a full-back that I think will suit Liverpool perfectly,’ Riise told Casinostugan.
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‘I think he will go when the chance to move to a bigger club arises. I would love for him to stay at Fulham and keep helping Fulham take steps forward, but football is like that, you know.
‘The best players will get picked up by the big clubs. He’s one of the left-backs that I really want to see get back to 100 per cent shape and show what he can do.
‘Could he thrive at Man Utd? Sadly, yes. I know Fulham fans also think the same thing even though they want the players to stay at the club.
‘Fans are realistic, they know how it is. Players want to take steps forward, and if the club doesn’t do that, then they will go.
‘Like I said, if Man Utd come for him, how can he say no? It’s just hard.’
Robinson has been at Fulham since 2020, with the west London club paying just £2m to sign him from Wigan Athletic.
He shined in the Premier League last season with 10 assists across 36 top-flight games for Marco Silva’s side.
Earlier this year, Robinson dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool, but did admit his friends and family all hail from the city.
‘Transfer rumours and stuff like that, I try not to look at [them],’ Robinson told ESPN.
‘Especially like with the Liverpool one – all my friends and family are from Liverpool, so it’s more of them messaging me than me seeing newspaper stuff.
‘And I have to say, “Look, it’s just, just a story in the paper and anyone who’s doing well is going to get linked to a team”.’
This season, Robinson has only played four Premier League matches due to a knee problem.
Robinson made his return from injury on Saturday, playing the full 90 minutes as Fulham defeated Burnley at Turf Moor.