Liverpool have been dealt a blow ahead of this summer's transfer window with news that Borussia Monchengladbach's Thorgan Hazard is set to snub their interest in favour of a move to Borussia Dortmund.
Hazard, 25, is contracted to Die Fohlen until 2020, meaning that the window ahead of the 2019/20 season is likely to be the last chance for the Bundesliga side to secure a hefty sum for the forward if he was to leave Borussia-Park.
According to an earlier report for German publication Kicker, Hazard has 'given his word' to join Borussia Dortmund in the summer, with a €42m fee touted, although Belgian media outlet DH have added to those reports, claiming that Liverpool have stepped in with a late bid for the attacker.