Liverpool may have a deal in place for Naby Keita, but the Bundesliga outfit have trolled the Reds over the failure to push an early agreement through.
With Philippe Coutinho having left Anfield for Barcelona during the winter transfer window, Jurgen Klopp was expected to step up his efforts to bring in midfield reinforcements.
As Keita is already set to complete a £57 million move to Merseyside in the summer, it was suggested that his switch could be brought forward – with Leipzig being suitably compensated.
No concerted effort was put in to making that happen, though, and the Guinea international will see out the season in Germany - much to the delight of his current employers.