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There are misleading and highly questionable reports circulating from British journalists claiming Liverpool cannot sign Kennet Eichhorn due to legal reasons. The claim is false and has been dismissed inside the industry, agencies and club circles, as people familiar with these structures understand this is not a serious obstacle, but simply a matter of choosing the correct transfer mechanism. There are several ways to structure this deal, which the clubs and the agency are currently working on, and one pathway involves an agreement with Hertha BSC, where Eichhorn remains registered until he becomes eligible to move to England, while Hertha arrange the loan pathway in close collaboration with Liverpool, as the plan has always been for him to go out on loan first before officially arriving at Anfield, similar to the mechanism Tottenham used with Luka Vušković.

ℹ️ It’s worth mentioning that Kennet Eichhorn’s agency 11Wins, whose headquarters are based in both Munich and Liverpool, spent months attempting to arrange meetings and establish concrete talks with senior Liverpool figures regarding the 16-year-old central midfielder, internally described by many in Germany as a generational talent with abilities rarely seen before at that age. The feeling around the player’s camp was that Eichhorn would have been highly attracted by the idea of joining England’s crown jewel institution and de facto biggest club, however despite repeated efforts from the agency side through various intermediaries, Liverpool ultimately signalled that they are currently not actively prioritising midfield prospects in this age category. This has led to the current situation where Kennet Eichhorn is now very close to agreeing personal terms with Manchester City, with the internal plan at this stage being an immediate loan to Leverkusen as part of his long-term development pathway.

Vincent Kompany in Manchester this evening for Pep Guardiola's farewell party

Kennet Eichhorn, considered by many within German football circles as the country’s most gifted midfield talent of his generation, is on the verge of agreeing terms with Manchester City before immediately being loaned to Bayer Leverkusen, another humiliating rejection for Bayern Munich in their own backyard. The reality is genuinely humiliating for the Bundesliga, Germany’s once untouchable invincible side that conquered the league two seasons ago has now effectively transformed itself into a Premier League development institution, polishing elite talents for English football while Bayern Munich helplessly keep losing control of the country’s best players. From an international perspective it becomes harder and harder to view the Bundesliga as a serious league when even its biggest institutions are now officially and contractually transforming themselves into feeder structures for English football.