Bundesliga
Bayern to raid Hoffenheim for duo
Bild in Germany are reporting that Bayern Munich have agreed deals with Hoffenheim to sign centre-back Niklas Sule and central midfielder Sebastian Rudy.
Under the inspirational young manager, Julian Nagelsmann, Hoffenheim have risen to third place in the Bundesliga and the two Germans have been central to the club’s rise this season and it is no surprise that they are attracting interest from the big clubs.
Sule, 21, will command a huge fee with a few years left on his contract, but Rudy is out of contract at the end of the season.
Dortmund rebuff Pulisic advances
Jurgen Klopp’s attempts at raiding his former club to strengthen his Liverpool squad will most likely be in vain as Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc has asked his former employee to not waste his time with a bid for the 18-year-old American starlet.
Liverpool have been ravaged by injuries this season and thought that Pulisic would fit their plans perfectly, both on and off the pitch. He provides spark and pace in the attack and brings a new dimension with Sadio Mane going off to the Africa Cup of Nations. Even off the field, him being American will augur well for Fenway Sports Group, the American owners of Liverpool.
