VfL Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix is staying grounded over fresh transfer rumours.

Lacroix has been linked with Liverpool this season.

He told the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung: “I have learned in my career that it is not good to think about what could come in the future. For me it is important to stay focused and deal with what is now. We can talk about everything else later.

“Look, on the one hand you have your family, on the other you have your friends: in the family we don't talk about such things because everyone knows how I feel about such rumors.

"If friends ask me about these rumours, especially now in our difficult situation, I can only say: They don't know me well enough."