Liverpool target gives stance on transfer as rivals hope for revenge after furious summer battle

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Bundesliga leaders Bayern have been heavily linked with the Germany international as they brace for a second summer battling it out with Liverpool for a transfer target.Schlotterbeck, a centre-back, has been linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund next summer, with his current deal expiring in 2027. Liverpool and Bayern could end up going head-to-head, just as they did in June when his Germany team-mate Florian Wirtz left Bayer Leverkusen.Liverpool won the race for Wirtz, with Bayern unable to match the Reds' nine-figure bid.

Schlotterbeck would be considerably cheaper, but he wouldn't be drawn on his next move, saying: "I can't really say anything about that" when quizzed about a move to Bavaria.Speaking ahead of Germany's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland, the defender admitted he was previously close to joining Bayern when current national team boss Julian Nagelsmann was in charge. And he also accompanied me during my rehab for a long time, always asking how I was doing.

That goal remains his only competitive strike since moving to Anfield in a move which attracted frustration from those of a Bayern persuasion."I have to say honestly, in the case of Florian Wirtz, it still hurts, I feel sorry for him because I believe the player would have been better off at Bayern than at Liverpool," former Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.His comments came after Uli Hoeness - a former Bayern player and member of the club's supervisory board - pointed to an inability to compete with Liverpool's spending power. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.