5 Footballers who have played for both Liverpool and Bayern Munich

Modified Feb 19, 2019 13:26 GMT

#3 Emre Can

Can is a German midfielder currently playing for Juventus in the Serie A. He can also play as the right-back and is quite strong physically. Can also has decent passing skills and remains very strong in the air too.

Can came through the youth ranks of Bayern Munich and joined the senior team in 2012. However, he struggled to make regular appearances for Bayern, and played in only 7 matches for them. However, he was part of the Bayern side that won the treble in the 2012-13 season.

Can joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2013 and subsequently was signed by Liverpool in 2014. He evolved as a player under the tutelage of fellow German Juergen Klopp. Can played in 167 matches for Liverpool and scored 14 goals. He also won a runners-up medal for Liverpool in the Champions League in 2017-18. He left for Juventus in the summer of 2018 on a free transfer, having honoured the initial four-year deal he signed at Anfield.

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