RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer has revealed he is a Liverpool fan just weeks after being linked with a summer move to Anfield.
Laimer has been at Leipzig for five years but has less than one year remaining on his current contract, which expires on July 1, 2023. That means clubs in Europe can negotiate a pre-contract agreement with the 25-year-old from January 1, 2023. And speculation has suggested that the Reds could be one of those clubs.
With Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson, Curtis Jones, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sustaining injuries during the months of August and July, Liverpool were continually linked with a whole host of midfielders. One of those was Laimer, with a report in The Athletic revealing Reds officials had enquired about his services but their interest was subsequently rebuffed due to Leipzig's reluctance to lose the Austria international so close to the end of the window.
