According to a recently published report by British news outlet the Mirror, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side are said to be ready to launch a sly summer move for Bayer Leverkusen’s star winger Julian Brandt, as they look to strengthen their squad in order to maintain the high level of football that’s currently being played at Anfield.
It has been suggested that Julian Brandt has a rather tiny release clause that’s attached to his contract making him easy prey for any of Europe’s high-profile sides. Still only 22, the youngster can be signed up by any team that’s willing to shell out the £21.5m that his contract itself demands.
Considering that Brandt is one of Germany’s brightest young stars and has been touted for massive things in the future, this amount seems quite diminutive but none of the European superpowers will be complaining about the price as they know exactly what they’ll be getting if they do sign their man.
Born in the magnificent German city of Bremen, Brandt began his youth career playing for local clubs Borgfeld and Oberneuland. It was finally in 2011 that he earned his first big break and was signed by a highly-rated Wolfsburg side.
Being a team that were once challenging for various titles across Europe, a move to Wolfsburg was definitely the best move with the player’s best interests in mind. Despite making the switch back in back in 2011 though, it wasn’t until recently that his name was brought under the spotlight.
This happened only he made a permanent switch to Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen in the winter of 2014. After this transfer, his rise to supremacy happened at an alarming rate and his exploits for club and country certainly haven’t gone unnoticed over the last few seasons.
Since making the move to Bayern Leverkusen all the way back in 2014, the German international left-winger has played in over 200 appearances for the club already while he’s even managed to score 39 goals and picked up a further 48 assists as well.
This season, he has played in 28 Bundesliga games for Leverkusen while he’s managed to score 4 goals and assist 11. His numbers for Germany are quite good too as they read 24 caps and 2 goals since making his debut for Germany back in 2016.
Since then, he has become a fairly regular member of the German National side and isn’t left out of the selection process often. His pace and dribbling skills have been renowned for a while. His excellent ability to pick out passes from large distances will also be a boost to Liverpool.
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With a lot of the pressure generally falling on the shoulders of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, it is essential for Klopp to invest in another bright young player who can help take some of the load off their shoulders. Given his rather laughable release clause, there’s no reason why Liverpool shouldn’t go for him as he could be a top signing for the club.