Emre Can

[ronanm]

Great news. Good to have a new option in a couple of positions.

[Gibbo]

£40m down, £40m to go .

[baitman]

so has this lad covered at LB before

[Pablo]

£40m down, £40m to go .

It's the equivalent of getting your annual work bonus and spending it all before it's even hit your bank account. Just on a slightly larger scale.

[Yozza]

No pictures with Doc Zaf yet....

[Kenneth]

And no leaning

[I, Ravel Morrison]

Love dem fighting words.

"I just want to give my best and help the team as much as I can. I believe this season the team finished second in the league, so I want to be a Premier League champion next season."

[Yozza]

Not sure if posted before...

WHO IS EMRE CAN?

Can was one of the most versatile young players in the Bundesliga.

Having spent most of his career so far in the youth set up at Bayern Munich, the Frankfurt-born player was one pipped for the top from an extremely early age.

After only four first-team appearances at Bayern, though, Can's star faded during the 2012/13 season, and so in the summer of 2013 he chose to make the switch to Leverkusen
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It has done him a world of good, and he has developed into an invaluable midfield force for his new club. He has also represented Germany at every level from Under 15 to Under 21.

Can prefers to play in central midfield - 'either attacking or defending, I don't care either way' - but has been employed as a centre-back and a left-back on various occasions.

As captain of the German Under 17s team, he was the calming influence at the heart of play. His physical strength is of particular use going forward, though he is rarely overly reckless.

It has been remarked on several occasions that Can seems to have a maturity beyond his years, and his technical ability as a playmaker, either from the back or the front, is now beyond doubt.

The most commonly drawn comparison is Bastian Schweinsteiger. And not only because the young Can puts as much effort into his hairstye as Schweinsteiger once did.

His ability to switch effortlessly from defence to midfield, his dangerous shot, and his control over the pace of the game all do remind one of the established Bayern star.

For those watching his marauding runs through the centre at Leverkusen this season though, Toni Kroos has always also sprung to mind.

It is little surprise that these two Bayern stars have had an influence on Can's play. He has trained with them, or at least in close proximity to them, for several of his formative years.

[McDermotX]

Love dem fighting words.

"I just want to give my best and help the team as much as I can. I believe this season the team finished second in the league, so I want to be a Premier League champion next season."

'Yes, we Can'

[Fierce]

A mixture of Schweinsteiger and Kroos?

Oh, go on then

[fah-q]

Pipped for the top?

[rudedog]

1st interview :

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrVpyepm05s"]Emre Can on Liverpool move - YouTube[/ame]

[danperkins]

Seen him play a few times and never impressed. Pretty much an unknown quantity to most of us, not an exciting signing but sure hopefully he progresses here.

[baitman]

does he spraken much english.

[Myo]

yes he Can!