He has apparently said that the reports that he wanted to leave were fabricated by the mediaHis price has to come down a bit as we get closer to September. Surely Köln cannot hold on to a Germany's first-choice LB, especially since the player himself wants to leave (there were reports he is very interested in joining Klopp). I still think we'll get him.
He has apparently said that the reports that he wanted to leave were fabricated by the media
Perhaps and hopefully.Yeah, it's always contradictory – players typically don't want to offend their parent club and their fans, so they often walk back reports of them pushing to leave. Like Pogba who "was definitely staying" until he was gone. I wouldn't treat this denial seriously, I can't imagine that a player would turn down an opportunity to switch from Köln to Liverpool, especially given how LFC is perceived in Germany now that Klopp is there. Also Klopp wouldn't pursue him if wasn't confident the player wants to join – the price is the sticking point, it seems.
Either they are bored playing FF or they need a decent LB for their FF teams.Why have we got a Hector thread?
Perhaps and hopefully.
I am just posting what I read from a Cologne based poster on another site.
The club and the local media seem pretty confident that Hector is going to stay and he seems to have rejected a number of offers to leave.
Of course he could be playing hard ball and he hasn't signed a contract extension yet.