Joe Allen has told the Daily Telegraph he only found out Liverpool had agreed to sell him to Stoke City when he received a text message from a friend.
Allen, 26, joined Stoke for a reported £13 million last month after struggling for playing time under Jurgen Klopp.
"I actually had a text message off a friend congratulating me about making the move when I didn't even know it was happening at the time," the Wales midfielder, who joined Liverpool from Swansea City in 2012, said.
"Not knowing whether the club intend to sell you or keep you, especially when you're trying to ask the question, is disappointing.