Liverpool set to beat Arsenal and Tottenham to the signing of top German midfielder

- Liverpool want Shalke 04 midfielder Leon Goretzka

- The Reds who just completed a £75 million deal for Van Dijk want Goretzka as the second January signing

- North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham are reportedly interested in the German too

Liverpool are confident of signing Germany international Leon Goretzka in the coming days from Schalke 04 after landing a mouth-watering deal for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk earlier this week.

The German can negotiate a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside of Germany from the beginning of January and, according to Bild, Liverpool are front of the queue.

Furthermore, the report states that Goretzka has been lured to Merseyside because of his German compatriot Jurgen Klopp.

Goretzka looking likely to be Liverpool's next signing. Source: Mirror

He is set to follow in the same path of former teammate Joel Matip , who left the Veltins-Arena on a free transfer to join the Reds a couple of summers ago.

Goretzka who has also caught the interest of North London clubs Tottenham and Arsenal is capable of playing all across midfield and the back line, and has a deal expiring in summer.

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He has netted six times in 12 appearances for the national team and is in line to make Joachim Low's final 23-man squad for this summer's World Cup.

Liverpool could be preparing for life without Coutinho as the Brazilian keeps being heavily linked with a January move to Spanish giants Barcelona.

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