Schalke captain open to Premier League move

 

Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes has revealed he would be open to moving to the Premier League amid speculation linking him to Liverpool.

 

Howedes, 27, reportedly turned down the chance to join Arsenal over the summer has been linked with a move to Liverpool since Jurgen Klopp’s arrival last week.

 

The Germany international still has two years remaining on his current deal with Schalke and insists he remains focused on football in the Bundesliga.

 

“I am still keen on going abroad and playing in England is definitely a flattering option in this respect,” Howedes told BILD.

 

“Still I am with Schalke and I have a job to do at this club. I am not looking at any other thing actually.

 

“But, of course, some clubs are somehow more of interest from the point of view of a footballer than other clubs might be.”

 

Schalke captain open to Premier League move

 

Howedes has spent his entire professional career with Schalke but has been limited to just four substitute appearances this season through injury.

 

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