Liverpool’s hopes of securing Kennet Eichhorn’s transfer are not entirely dead in the water.
Bayer Leverkusen did win the race to sign the highly-talented German footballer.
However, according to a respected “insider” account on X (formerly Twitter), the Merseysiders have allegedly secured ‘contractual assurances’ that allow them to complete a deal for the teenager in the future.
The midfielder’s release clause at Bayer Leverkusen, which is said to activate when he turns 19, would then allow the Anfield-based outfit to bring the footballer to L4.
Theoretically, this alleged arrangement allows Liverpool to enjoy the outcome they would have surely envisaged during talks with Hertha Berlin.
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The 16-year-old enjoys some developmental years in Germany – given a Premier League club can’t officially sign Eichhorn until he turns 18 (per Brexit rules) – before moving to England.
And if we don’t feel that the teenager has sufficiently developed or that he’s of a “Liverpool standard”, he stays put or is moved on to another suitable club.
It’s a win-win if the report is to be taken as gospel.
By all accounts of those who follow Kennet Eichhorn closely in Germany, Bayer Leverkusen have secured a coup with the teenager’s signing.
In the footage above, his qualities – albeit on show in the German second-tier – speak for themselves:
Eichhorn has the makings of a potentially generational midfield talent. So, we’re far from surprised that names like Bayern Munich and Liverpool were heavily linked with his signature this summer.
It’s disappointing that this isn’t officially a done thing between player and club, but we’ll just have to hope that we can leverage our pre-existing positive relationship with Leverkusen when the time comes.
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