United baulked at the German’s valuation but he now appears to be available for €10m cheaper.
Jurgen Klopp has only splashed out €5.3m of Liverpool’s money so far but he is expected to further add to his squad in January.
The Reds are struggling for goals, this season, so attacking midfielders, strikers, and men with reliable hamstrings are being sought. A central defender would not go astray either.
Bild are reporting that Klopp has identified Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze as a transfer priority.
Klopp and Gotze chat before the 2013 Champions League final.The 23-year-old, who scored Germany’s World Cup winner in 2014, played under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund before he sealed a transfer to Bayern Munich.
The only stumbling block, according to the German newspaper, is that Liverpool would have to ferret out 10 million crisp €5 notes [or €50m] to secure Gotze’s services.
But Bayern have reacted quickly and emphatically to the rumours.
GOTZE ALERT
Bayern Sporting Director Sammer tells Sport Bild: “Every day new nonsense comes along. That is all I am going to say”
BOOOO
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) January 8, 2016
Manchester United were publicly warned off Gotze last August but were reportedly offered him for €60m. They opted to splash €48m for Anthony Martial instead.
Gotze has scored five goals in 11 appearances for Bayern this season. He has only started five matches and may feel he needs regular football to earn a starting spot at Euro 2016.
