Werder Bremen sporting director Klaus Allofs: No serious offers for Marko Marin

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder, who is out of contract in June 2013, had been linked with a number of big European clubs, including Tottenham, Liverpool and Inter

By Mark Doyle

Werder Bremen: Marko Marin
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Werder Bremen sporting director Klaus Allofs has claimed that the club received no serious offers for Marko Marin during the January transfer window.

Marin has been linked with a number of top European clubs over the past few weeks, including Tottenham, Liverpool and Inter.

The speculation over the attacking midfielder's future only intensified when Allofs met with the player and his agent, Fali Ramadani, on transfer deadline day.

However, Allofs has now revealed that there was never any chance of the 22-year-old leaving the Weserstadion.

"There were requests for Marko, but none serious," he told Bild. "I was amazed at the many rumours. We talked about how such rumours came about."

Marin, who has already been capped 16 times by his country, is out of contract in June 2013.





 
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