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Club chief laughs at Liverpool triple deal: Says Jurgen Klopp doesn't know what happens
LIVERPOOL are NOT on the very of signing Schalke trio Sead Kolasinac, Max Meyer and Leon Goretzka, the German club have confirmed.
Liverpool reportedly want to sign (l-r) Kolasinac, Meyer and Goretzka
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is said to be searching the Bundesliga for top talent ahead of the summer transfer window.
But when it was put to him that Kolasinac, Meyer and Goretzka could all be on Klopp’s radar, Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel laughed off the possibility.
"I happen to know some guy in Liverpool quite well," Heidel told German publication RevierSport.
Not even Klopp always knows what they are up to
"Jurgen and I have such a good relationship that I have always been in the loop on everything.
"This time I do not know anything. That means the English media knows nothing either.”
He added: ”I do not know who the Liverpool scouts are monitoring.
“Not even Klopp always knows what they are up to."
Arsenal and AC Milan are also reportedly interested in signing Sead Kolasinac (left)
Max Meyer has scored just two goals for Schalke all season
Midfielder Leon Goretzka joined Schalke in 2013
Sead Kolasinac delivers winning assist
Arsenal have been most closely linked to left-back Kolasinac in recent weeks, with manager Arsene Wenger being forced to play down hope they will land the player this summer.
The Gunners are also said to be interested in Goretzka, who has attracted the eye of fellow London side Tottenham.
As for midfielder Meyer, the 21-year-old has progressed through the Schalke youth set-up and Heidel has already said Klopp has not called him up on a potential transfer.
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