Sun Sport<\/a>, the Reds are set to snap up highly rated German youngster Leon Goretzka from Schalke 04.<\/p>\nThe midfielder is one of the most sought-after teenagers in the world right now.<\/p>\n
A dynamic midfielder, he currently has just over six months left on his Schalke deal.<\/p>\n
Goretzka is set to announce his next destination next month, but German media outlet, Bild is claiming the Jurgen Klopp have beaten all comers to his signature.<\/p>\n
The 22 years old would become the second midfielder from Germany to join Liverpool next summer, after the Reds also reached an agreement for the signature of RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita.<\/p>\n
Goretzka would also become the second Schalke player to join Liverpool for free in the past two years after Joel Matip joined the Reds 18 months ago.<\/p>\n
With Emre Can’s current deal expiring next summer, and the German unlikely to sign a new contract, Goretzka is seen as a replacement for the former Bayern Munich man.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Liverpool attacker Daniel Sturridge is attracting the interest of Southampton, and could join the Saints next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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