Liverpool landed Ozan Kabak in a deadline day deal - with the help of former defender Philipp Degen. Degen’s role in the move has been praised by Schalke boss Christian Gross, who gave insight into the fascinating game of cat and mouse which allowed them complete an even bigger deal.
Degen. He has revealed that Kabak was used as bait to free up the German club to land Shkodran Mustafi from Arsenal to bolster their struggling defence.
Degen, who played for Liverpool between 2008 and 2011 and had a season-long loan at Schalke, called Jurgen Klopp, knowing his former club needed a defender.
Also aware that Schalke wanted to free-up funds for Mustafi, he alerted the Reds to the possibility of landing the Turkish youngster who they have
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