Media watchMicky van de Ven responds to Liverpool transfer speculation

Reports in Germany have claimed the Reds are interested in the VfL Wolfsburg centre-back, after the man who signed him for the Bundesliga outfit, Jorg Schmadtke, was appointed sporting director at Anfield at the start of the month.

Liverpool are in the market for a left-sided central defender this summer, with Van de Ven fitting that profile, but the ECHO understands the Reds have not registered any official interest in the 22-year-old at this time.

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