04 Jul 2017 07:03:59
In regards to Julian Brandt, a player I really wished we could have signed. When he says he wants assurances over first team football, does he mean starting every match? Surely if you play well you would be there, in the starting line up regardless of the price tag. It really boggles my mind when footballers say this. If you don't play well, the manager isn't going to play you. Simple.

1.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 07:15:56
When fit he should be playing. Isn't that what Emre Can is asking for? Julian Brandt is an excellent player and one of my fav upcoming young talent. The lad is a young David's Silva or KDB in the making.

2.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 07:26:50
Benny, Brandt gave an interview recently as to why he did not move to us. He said that (I'm paraphrasing) he did not feel that he was ready to make the jump to a big club at this time. He said he still needed to hone his game a bit more and going to a club where he may not start every game (esp. with Couts out wide left and Mane wide right) would be detrimental to his development and a chance to make the German team for Russia and only constant starts can get him that, something he would get at Bayer but according to him, not at LFC.

Saying he wanted assurances of playing time was just a smokescreen as that altho not strange, was a wierd demand from him. I credit his candidness and honesty as I prefer that than someone who knows he's in over his head YET still comes here and flops big time.

3.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 07:29:16
Feel the same way about him. But don't you think that if a player isn't playing well he should continue to feature in the starting 11 just because he's fit?

4.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 07:53:27
He made the right decision IMO. He plays in a team that he fits in. He has the right support system around him. Makes no sense to leave for Liverpool in a critical year. New team, new environment, time to settle. and he would've missed out on the World Cup, especially considering how talented Germany's squad is.

5.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 08:25:53
Brussels: Also Brandt said that he wants to help Leverkusen get back to where they belong (they had a terrible season last year) . He will probally go to Bayern next Summer as they haven't made any big sinings on the wing this summer and Robben/ Ribery getting to old to play 90min.

{Ed002's Note - They already had the replacements for Ribery and Robben. The interest in Brandt comes from one of those leaving.}

6.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 09:05:16
Ed002: Im not sure who you are talking about. As far as i know they only have Gnabry, Coman and Costa as backups with Costa likely to leave and Gnabry likely to be loaned to Hoffenheim. Even if they keep Costa and Gnabry that's still just 3 replecements for 2 positions. Also Bayern cooled their interest in sanchez and it is rumoured in the german media that brandt has allready agreed to go to Bayern next summer.

{Ed002's Note - You are on the wrong page. Brandt is not moving to Liverpool regardless of what Klopp has said to him for reasons I have explained over and over. My post is very clear.}

7.) 04 Jul 2017
04 Jul 2017 11:52:22
He could have gone with a transfer and been loaned back for a season.
I think his decision is multi-factorial. I think he's expecting a bigger fee to come in after the World Cup.