Liverpool learn Nico Schlotterbeck's new release clause for summer transfer window - journalist
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Nico Schlotterbeck has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, but he could still be on the move this summer due to a release clause.Schlotterbeck came out to deny a deal with Dortmund was close at the back end of March amid talk that Liverpool were interested in the centre-back.Fresh terms have since been agreed for a new contract, but the German could still leave the Bundesliga in the upcoming transfer window thanks to a release clause worth around £43m. No Rio… Is this the strongest XI Slot can put out? 🤔 Liverpool vs PSG predicted XI Nico Schlotterbeck’s release clause after new Borussia Dortmund contractJournalist Florian Plettenberg provided an update on the stopper’s situation on X/Twitter, mentioning that Real Madrid are one of a ‘few clubs’ that could activate a release clause for the player this summer.Bayern Munich moving for Schlotterbeck in the coming months has been ruled out, with his new price tag put at ‘€50-60 million’.Plettenberg explained: “Understand Real Madrid are one of the few clubs that can activate a release clause for Nico Schlotterbeck this summer.
FC Bayern are NOT one of those clubs. If Bayern want him in 2027, Dortmund will still have control.
The new contract runs until 2031. He is now the top earner.”Liverpool’s current centre-back plansWhile fans may wish to see Schlotterbeck at Anfield come 2026/27, Liverpool’s centre-back priorities are not on new additions right now.Talk of a move for Jarell Quansah was mooted in the update last week, but it is instead thought that the Reds are focused on agreeing a new contract with Ibrahima Konate before his deal expires at the end of June 2026.Fabrizio Romano has shared a new update on Konate this week, with a deal said to be advanced.Whether Liverpool will start to look at other centre-backs once the Frenchman’s future is decided remains unclear.But if Konate stays, the Merseyside outfit will start 2026/27 with four natural centre-backs, provided Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet recover from their injuries in time.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox