Manchester Metropolis star Ilkay Gundogan has expressed his admiration for Jurgen Klopp whereas addressing rumours linking him with Liverpool.
- Gundogan appreciates Klopp
- Has been linked with a transfer to Anfield
- His Man Metropolis contract expires in June 2023
WHAT HAPPENED? The German midfielder is reportedly rising on Liverpool’s radar forward of the January switch window. Gundogan, who plied his commerce underneath Klopp at Borussia Dortmund earlier in his profession, has admitted to appreciating his former supervisor however has additionally distanced himself from a transfer to one in all Metropolis’s predominant Premier League rivals.
WHAT THEY SAID: “I feel I can rule out that occuring,” Gundogan informed whereas talking to Kicker.
“Everybody is aware of how a lot I like and recognize Kloppo. However I’ve been at Metropolis for a number of years now. And now as Metropolis captain to rival Liverpool? No, I cannot think about [it].”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The German worldwide’s contract with Metropolis is expiring on the finish of the present season and he’s but to conform to a brand new deal. Gundogan added on the uncertainty surrounding his future: “I don’t know if it has something to do with age however I’m fairly relaxed about it. Even when it doesn’t sound like a lot anymore, the summer season of 2023 nonetheless feels so distant. I’m probably not frightened about that in the intervening time.”
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DID YOU KNOW? Gundogan, 32, joined Manchester Metropolis again in 2016 and has gained 11 titles in 5 years.
WHAT NEXT FOR GUNDOGAN? The midfielder has been picked by Hansi Flick in Germany’s World Cup squad and can hope to get a begin of their marketing campaign opener towards Japan on November 23.