5) During the Under-17 World Cup in 2011, Can earned the nickname ‘Skipper’ from his manager Steffen Freund, who used to play for Tottenham in the Premier League. Freund claimed at the time that “Emre is the most complete player I’ve ever had in my career.”
6) Brazilian journalist and Liverpool fan Nikolas Postinger rated Can as ‘”Like Lucas, but can dribble.”
Bild reporting that Liverpool have activated Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can’s €12m release clause. He’s like Lucas but he can dribble.
— Nikolas Postinger (@nikpostinger) May 18, 2014
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