Ings chose to leave Liverpool in order to gain happiness by playing regularly, having struggled to cement a first-team place at Liverpool following serious knee injuries

There were times, even after Danny Ings had made up his mind to leave Liverpool, when those familiar doubts would drift in from the cold and muddle with his thought process. They may have been sparked by a team-mate imploring him to stay, or the simple realisation that the club were hardly going out of their way to push him through the exit door. Yet, as he plunged himself back into another bout of soul searching, clarity would eventually be restored.

He knew that he was still wanted. He knew he was still valued by a club that he believes are on the cusp of greatness. But, ultimately, that was no longer enough.

“I felt I needed to go to a club where I could