Jurgen Klopp optimistic Emre Can will sign new Liverpool deal amid 'good' contract talks
The 23-year-old has one year left on his current deal at the club
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is optimistic that Emre Can will stay at the club after 'good contract talks' were held with the midfielder.
The 23-year-old has one year left on his current deal and has yet to commit his future to the club.
Can has subsequently been linked with a move to Serie A giants Juventus but Klopp is confident that Liverpool will secure a new deal for his compatriot.
"You can imagine we're involved in talks and we all feel good and confident in this moment," he told the Liverpool Echo.
"That means they're not the worst talks but until anything is done or signed there's nothing to say.
"Emre is a very important player for us. We don't want to sell or lose players who are in our first line-up or close to it.
"Emre is certainly one of them. We want to keep him and we're having good talks."
Can’s wage demands have reportedly hampered talks between the German and Liverpool, but the midfielder insisted in March that this was not the case.
"It is never about the money," he said. "We've had a few good meetings and everything is fine.
"I am happy at Liverpool. You never know what will happen in football but I am happy here and I am still contracted here."
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