Emre Can has revealed he rejected Bayern Munich to sign for Liverpool.
The Germany Under-21s midfielder, who is closing in on a comeback after a month out with an ankle injury, moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen in July after the Reds activated his £9.75million release clause.
"Bayern had a buyback clause but that didn't kick in until next year," Can confirmed.
"There were some discussions with Bayern this summer but I decided the best thing for me would be to accept the opportunity to come to Liverpool.
"Before I came here I had discussions with Brendan Rodgers and that made my mind up. From those talks I was very positive about this move.
"This whole club is very ambitious and positive about how it wants to play football. That's the way I want to play football too.
"Liverpool believe in the same things and that's why I came here. I want to stay here for a long time."
