Emre Can is looking almost certain to leave Premier League giants Liverpool for reigning Serie A champions Juventus on a free transfer.
As it stands, Emre Can will not be a Liverpool player next season.
It is well documented that the German international is out of contract in the summer and has been reluctant to accept a new deal at Anfield, despite Jurgen Klopp’s obvious desire to keep his compatriot on Merseyside.
And, amid reports that he will join Serie A giants Juventus at the end of the campaign, Italian publication Tuttosport is now reporting that Klopp has accepted defeat in his attempts to convince Can to stay.
And it is understood that the former Bayer Leverkusen talent has only decided against making his move to Turin official as he does not want a distraction from his fine performances in Liverpool colours.
Can scored his sixth goal of the season in the 4-1 thrashing of West Ham United on Saturday and once again dominated the midfield with his energy, dynamism and ever-improving technical ability.
Fortunately for Liverpool, they have already reinforced their midfield for next season with the £48 million signing of RB Leipzig livewire Naby Keita, who will move to Anfield in the summer from the Bundesliga side as reported by the BBC.
And Tuttosport adds that Liverpool are also looking at the highly-rated Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook, who shares many attributes with their influential number 23.
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