Sky Sports confirm summer transfer is on & Liverpool could complete £43.5m steal to leave Bayern blushing
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Nico Schlotterbeck could still sign for Liverpool Football Club this summer, following one report from Florian Plettenberg.The Borussia Dortmund defender did sign a contract extension keeping him with the Bundesliga giants until 2031.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYHowever, the terms are said to contain a release clause that can be specifically activated by a select handful of clubs.Nico Schlotterberg could leave Dortmund via a release clauseSky Sports Germany’s Plettenberg hopped onto X (formerly Twitter) to report that the clubs included could sign Schlotterbeck for a fee in the range of €50m-60m [£43.5m-52.2m].
A veritable steal for a top centre-half on a brand new five-year deal.Real Madrid, in fact, are believed to be one of the outfits able to prise the Germany international away this summer. 🚨⚫️🟡 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.
The new contract… pic.twitter.com/Kgu7vpnKDJ — Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) April 13, 2026While additional reporting from BILD indicates that Liverpool are likely to be among the list of clubs included.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustIn that case, we can’t totally rule out a move for the 26-year-old centre-back this summer.Schlotterbeck could still sign for Liverpool this summerWhether Liverpool are prepared to make a move for Schlotterbeck this summer, of course, remains a point of reasonable debate.With the Reds also understood to be advancing in contract talks for Ibrahima Konate, there may not be a desperate need for further reinforcements at centre-back.