Liverpool midfielder Emre Can insists he owes a lot to previous manager Sami Hyypia for his work during his time at Bayer Leverkusen, admitting the former Liverpool defender looked after him well. The Reds announced earlier in June that they had reached an agreement with Leverkusen for the transfer of Can, but it was today announced officially that Liverpool had completed the signing of the 20-year-old Emre Can only joined Bayer Leverkusen from Bayern Munich last summer and there had been reports that Munich had a clause in Can’s contract which allowed them to block any potential transfers regarding the midfielder. However, Liverpool put any issues to one side and managed to lure the youngster to Anfield. Can admits he owes a lot to the man who nurtured him so well before he was sacked by the club – Sami Hyypia. The former Liverpool legend helped Can and the midfielder admits he won’t forget it. Can told the official Liverpool website: “He (Hyypia) helped me a lot. I came to Leverkusen as a very young player and didn’t have many Bundesliga games back then. I wasn’t well known. He trusted in me, and because I performed well in training he gave me the opportunity to play and made me a starting XI player. “He told me that he did not care about my age, he simply decided on the player’s skills as to whether he would play or not. I have to thank him a lot for his trust in me.” #adminbally
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:15:32 +0000
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