Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has revealed that a chat with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers convinced him to join the club.
The German had an opportunity to re-join Bayern Munich from Bayer Leverkusen, but turned down the chance to re-sign for Pep Guardiola’s Bundesliga title holders.
Bayern inserted a buy-back clause following a £4 million move to Leverkusen in 2013, however Can decided to turn down a return to Baveria, and link up with Liverpool.
And a conversation with Reds gaffer Brendan Rodgers, shortly before signing, convinced him to to sign for the Merseyside outfit.
“There were some discussions with Bayern this summer but I decided the best thing for me would be to accept the opportunity to come to Liverpool.
“Before I came here I had discussions with Brendan Rodgers and that made my mind up. From those talks I was very positive about this move.
“This whole club is very ambitious and positive about how it wants to play football. That’s the way I want to play football, too.
“Liverpool believe in the same things and that’s why I came here. I want to stay here for a long time.”
by Ben Reardon
@BenReardon1
