Mahmoud Dahoud set to stay at Borussia in January
Liverpool are set to be disappointed in their advances for Borussia Monchengladbach starlet Mahmoud Dahoud after sporting director Max Eberl has reaffirmed that the youngster is going nowhere.
The Reds have been linked with the Syrian-born Germany international since the summer, and manager Jurgen Klopp is believed to a big a huge admirer of the midfield player.
But Monchengladbach are determined to hold on to their prized asset, and have publicly confirmed Dahoud will not be leaving North West Germany when the transfer window opens in January.
"There is a zero percent chance that Mahmoud will leave in January," sporting director Max Eberl told German news outlet Kicker this week.
"There is no offer for him on the table from any club and we have not had any offers for him in the past either.
"It is the club's desire to extend his contract. We have not opened talks yet, but that will soon happen.
"We will have to consider our options if he only has one year left on his contract next year, but that is pure speculation at this stage," Eberl added.
The 20-year-old progressed through Gladbach's academy and made his first-team breakthrough last season, scoring five goals in 41 appearances.
Borussia Dortmund are also believed to be interested in the prodigy, and have been rumoured to be preparing a bid that would see midfielder Nuri Sahin go the other way in exchange for Dahoud.
Monchengladbach saw their midfield become a man lighter during the summer when Arsenal swooped for their star man Granit Xhaka.
Since, the German side have been keen to retain their personnel, with Eberl claiming the club are in the process of offering Dahoud a new deal.
But the interest from top clubs in Europe has made this particular task all the more difficult, with the midfielder's current deal set to expire in 2018.
Should Dahoud not put pen to paper with Monchengladbach, summer 2017 would realistically be the last main transfer window in which the Germans could recoup a transfer fee for the star, or risk allowing him to run down his deal.
Source: MailOnline
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