Barcelona and Liverpool deal major transfer blow

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Bengaluru, January 26: German sensation Julian Brandt is set to stay at Bayer Leverkusen as per reports in Germany, dealing a blow to his admirers Liverpool and Barcelona.

The German winger, 21, has caught the eye of scouts across Europe, with German powerhouse Bayern Munich also linked with a move.

However, his father and agent expects Leverkusen to keep the starlet until the end of next season.

Jurgen Brandt told Sport Bild: “Julian's objective is to play in Europe with Leverkusen next season.

“He'll definitely be here until 2019. Julian feels he has unfinished business at Leverkusen.”

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is thought to be an admirer of Leverkusen's No10, who has already been capped 13 times for Germany.

Brandt was also thought to be on Barca's radar in case they failed in their attempts to bring Philippe Coutinho to the Nou Camp.

But he is now poised to stay at the BayArena and help Leverkusen in their quest to net a Champions League spot.

Die Werkself are sat second in the Bundesliga with only leaders Bayern Munich ahead of them.

Brandt has started 15 games, scoring four goals and providing two assists.

His statistics is not something out of the world but he has been a key player for the Bundesliga giants.

Liverpool are expected to bolster their attack following the departure of Coutinho on a mega-money move and Brandt is one of the players Klopp admires.

However, it seems that the German gaffer has to look elsewhere to add more firepower to his attack which has been one of the most exciting forward lines in Europe i recent times.