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Part of the Liverpool squad that suffered a heartbreaking Champions League final defeat in 2018, as well as the 2016 Europa League loss in Basel, Emre Can will have a third shot at European glory on June 1 with Borussia Dortmund.

The former Reds midfielder played only seven minutes during the defeat to Real Madrid in Kiev, in what was his final appearance for the club before signing for Juventus on a free transfer.

There had been plenty of speculation regarding the future of the German during the 2017/18 season, and the previous year, with hope of Can extending his stay on Merseyside fading with each passing month.

Discussing the topic in May 2017 after a remarkable bicycle kick scored by the 30-year-old against Watford, Klopp remained optimistic.

I am quite positive.”

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No resolution between both parties could be found, however, resulting in the Reds bidding farewell to Can.

One of my biggest idols was Zidane who played here too.

"My first manager when I started to play football was a huge Juventus fan.

When I was six or seven he told me that one day I'd play for Juventus.

Omitted from the club's Champions League squad and limited to only two league starts between August 2019 and January 2020, Can sought a way out of the club in the form of a loan to Dortmund.

Rediscovering himself in Germany, Dortmund triggered the option to make this move into a permanent deal worth €25million (£21m) just one month after his arrival.

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