Borussia Dortmund sent Nico Schlotterbeck transfer instruction amid Liverpool links

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If not, they risk losing him for nothing 12 months later,Speaking to Wettbasis, former Dortmund player Antonio da Silva has told the club the importance of fighting to keep the defender: "You always need a player like that in your team. Of course, it's difficult to keep a player like that because he's truly an outstanding player and a national team player.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"We know perfectly well that when a contract expires and you hear that all of Europe, or almost the whole world, is after a player, then it's naturally difficult to keep him. But you should still do everything you can to keep a player like that, to build the next season around players like him, and to shape the squad with him.

But he's still a young player, and that's why the arguments will most likely revolve around financial considerations.**Ensure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. **Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings"You really have to try to give a player like that not just financial security, but also the surrounding environment, the security he needs. Playing internationally and wanting to win titles is, of course, every player's goal."That's why you should try to keep him."Arne Slot is likely to be on the lookout for defensive reinforcements when the window opens at the end of the season.