Can could yet leave Anfield on a free transfer, as his contract runs down

Borussia Dortmund are monitoring Emre Can’s contract stand-off with Liverpool as they consider offering him the chance to return to Germany.

Can’s present deal expires at the end of the season, and there has been little signal of a resolution, with the player keen for a release clause to be inserted into any new Anfield deal.

Liverpool are refusing to countenance agreeing to an exit clause having stood firm when Philippe Coutinho renegotiated a new contract in January.

Dortmund want a holding midfielder for next season, and Can has previously said that that is his preferred position. Furthermore, Can’s agent, Reza Fazeli, represents Dortmund coach Peter Bosz as well as midfielders Mahmoud Dahoud and Nuri Sahin.

Juventus have been following Can’s fortunes and there is