Liverpool transfer news: will Mario Gotze reunite with Jurgen Klopp?

German forward could be an alternative
after Nabil Fekir’s move collapses

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The forward scored the winner in the 2014 World Cup final but
there is no place for him this year, and that’s left him wondering
whether he should breathe fresh life into his football by reuniting
with Jurgen Klopp.

TalkSPORT reports that Gotze considers Klopp
one of the biggest influences on his development, having played
under the Liverpool boss when he was in charge of Borussia
Dortmund. 

Since joining Bayern Munich in 2013, Gotze has struggled
to find the consistency he showed under Klopp, and in a candid
interview with German TV the 26-year-old admitted: “I decided to
leave Bayern and Klopp was interested in getting me to Liverpool.
And I was also interested in working with him again. It still
exists. He is a world-class coach and that’s why it’s always an
option.”

Fekir not en route to Anfield

What lends a dash of intrigue to Gotze’s comments is the
collapse of Nabil Fekir’s transfer to Liverpool at the
weekend.

As the Liverpool Echo reports, the French attacking
midfielder had agreed personal terms with the Reds and had even
been pictured in a Liverpool shirt prior to the official
announcement but then the wheels came off the transfer. 

The Echo says “the deal collapsed on Friday when Liverpool
withdrew their interest after the player’s medical, the Reds having
sought a second opinion after concerns were raised over an old knee
injury”.

Apparently Liverpool had doubts about the durability of
the 24-year-old Fekir and withdrew from the transfer, leaving Lyon
to announce on Saturday that he would be staying with them next
season.

There was no mention of the collapsed deal by Fekir when he
tweeted a photograph of the France squad on
their flight to Russia with the brief message “En route !!”

Which isn’t something he can say about Anfield.