3. Learned his trade at Bayern Munich
Despite having earned his reputation at Leverkusen it was with Bayern that the Germany Under-21 international actually came through as a youngster, although only managed four first team appearances for the German champions before moving on.
Pep Guardiola’s side have a number of talented players that come through their ranks, but much like with Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels they’re probably regretting letting Can go – with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge having this to say about him
“Emre Can is one of the biggest talents in German football,” as quoted on the Liverpool website.
4. He has been likened to Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos
After learning his trade at the Allianz Arena it’s inevitable that comparisons have been drawn with current Bayern stars, but in this case perhaps it is not so overblown.
Can has been likened to both Schweinsteiger, for his ability to switch seamlessly between defence and attack, and Kroos for his marauding runs forward.