Jurgen Klopp’s interest in Julian Brandt dates back to 2017. At the time, Klopp saw his compatriot as the perfect addition to his burgeoning Liverpool squad and even picked him over Mohamed Salah.Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt is wanted by Arsenal and Newcastle.Eddie Howe saw the 27-year-old Germany star score in Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League second leg defeat of Brandt. They like what they see, including the catch. Arsenal are tracking Brandt but Dortmund have so far rejected a £22m bid to sign him.
Last summer he signed a contract extension until June 2026, but that hasn’t stopped some of the Premier League’s big boys courting him. Dortmund, with their Champions League ambitions still intact, are unlikely to be tempted to sell in January. But that doesn’t stop interest in a possible summer transfer. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is a long-time admirer of the left-back, who joined his former club from Bayer Leverkusen in 2019.Klopp’s interest in Brandt dates back to 2017. At the time, Klopp saw his compatriot as the perfect addition to Liverpool’s fast-growing squad and even picked him over Mohamed Salah. The movement has not yet arrived. We have to sort things out in Leverkusen.
“Of course there are some players who say that a year without European football before the World Cup is a reason to transfer. “But if you move to a bigger club a year before the World Cup, it can take time to settle in initially, which could mean playing fewer games.”In an interview with The Athletic earlier this year, he revealed that he regrets not joining Liverpool.
