Liverpool have been given a boost after Bayer Leverkusen's Julian Brandt suggested he will not move to Bayern Munich in the summer, although the winger hinted he would remain at the BayArena.
Bild (h/t Metro's Chris Davie) previously reported the 21-year-old Brandt, a long-term target for Liverpool, had agreed to join the German champions for €30 million (£25.4 million).
However, he has now told Focus Online he will not make a switch to the Allianz Arena in the summer and said he is focused on developing his game (via Bundesliga writer Alex Chaffer):
Alex ChafferBayer Leverkusen's Julian Brandt has confirmed in an interview with @focusonline that he will not be joining Bayern Munich this summer.