Liverpool target set for Dortmund talks
Liverpool could be about to be frustrated in their attempts to sign Borussia Dortmund starlet Christian Pulisic.
The Bundesliga giants are hoping to tie down the United States international, a player Jurgen Klopp is a known admirer of, to a new long-term deal.
With Danny Ings out for the season and Sadio Mane expected to miss a month due to his commitments with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations Liverpool are in the market for an attacker in January.
However, Dortmund are desperate to ensure that Pulisic stays put, report the Liverpool Echo.
The 18-year-old, who is under contract until 2019, has established himself in Thomas Tuchel’s first-team squad and has clocked up a dozen appearances in all competitions so far this season.
Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says they have no intention of selling him and are ready to offer him improved terms.
“There have been some offers for him in the summer window from England and from German clubs, but we would like to have him here and develop him here,” Zorc told Sports Illustrated.
“We did not educate him to sell him. We have a long-running contract until 2019, but because of his development the club is ready to speak to him to prolong his contract at any time.”
Pennsylvania-born Pulisic joined Dortmund’s Academy in January 2015 when Klopp was still manager there.
Source: Daily Mirror
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