Nico Schlotterbeck continues to be linked with a move to Liverpool despite talk he’s ready to agree new terms with Borussia Dortmund.

Fabrizio Romano claimed earlier this week that Schlotterbeck was closing in on a new contract with the German outfit. However, the player himself came out to deny a deal with Dortmund was close.

At the time, he said: “I probably would have made a decision in the next few weeks [but] I negotiated with Sebastian for a long time and he’s no longer there [at Dortmund]”. Something Christian Falk has now suggested is not the reason for the delay, with Liverpool’s interest instead playing a part.

Speaking to CaughtOffside, Falk said: “Nico Schlotterbeck said that he must think again about the nearly finalised negotiations about a new contract...