LIVERPOOL -- Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are in talks with Emre Can and his representatives over a new contract, insisting that negotiations have not stalled.
Can will enter the final 12 months of his current deal this summer but is yet to commit his long-term future to the Merseyside club.
Recent reports said contract negotiations between the midfielder's agent and Liverpool had halted as a result of wage demands that the club were unprepared to meet.
However, the midfielder was adamant earlier this week that the delay in penning a new deal was not down to money.
"It actually makes no sense to talk about it, but because I obviously heard there was a story out there... yes, we are in talks, what can I say?" Klopp said at news conference on Friday afternoon when asked about Can's contract situation.
"They are good, because Emre likes to be here. We really like him as a person and as a player. So there are talks, there is nothing else to say.
"And until the final year starts -- there are a few months still -- no problems, absolutely no problems.
"Completely good talks [have been] held with a lot of other players, and if there is something to say about [it] we will be the first."