Schalke 04 are reportedly readying a new club-record contract offer for Leon Goretzka in order to ward off interest from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal. The 22-year-old's performances for club and country have attracted the advances of a number of Europe's biggest clubs in recent months, and he could be available for a cut-price deal in January as his current contract expires at the end of the season. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is understood to see Goretzka as a possible replacement for Emre Can, who himself is out of contract next summer, and is reportedly lining up a bid for the Germany international. However, the Reds are likely to face stiff competition for...
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