Liverpool transfer news: Emre Can confirmed as Juventus player

Can was unable to agree a new deal at Liverpool so joins on a free

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Liverpool have lost midfielder Emre Can to Juventus after the Serie A side confirmed he had joined the club following a medical on Thursday.

The 24-year-old’s contract at Anfield expired at the end of the season and Jurgen Klopp was unable to negotiate a deal with him to keep him at the club, despite his best attempts.

Can has been linked with Juve for several months and the Serie A champions teed up his signing by posting a video on Twitter of the player being greeted by club officials at Turin Airport.

It was also accompanied by a picture with the caption "Emre Can has landed in Turin".

Liverpool and Can had been locked in talks since 2016 and it is understood his insistence on the inclusion of a buy-out clause in the deal is understood to be the sticking point.

Can arrived at Liverpool in the summer of 2014 during Brendan Rodgers’ tenure following a £9.75m move from Bayer Leverkusen.

The Germany international has made 156 appearances for Liverpool in the years since and established himself as a key member of Klopp’s first team.