{"id":152544,"date":"2018-05-27T12:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T12:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/liverpool-fc-transfer-news-nabil-fekir-reveals-hes-not-close-to-joining-reds\/"},"modified":"2018-05-27T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T12:45:34","slug":"liverpool-fc-transfer-news-nabil-fekir-reveals-hes-not-close-to-joining-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/27\/liverpool-fc-transfer-news-nabil-fekir-reveals-hes-not-close-to-joining-reds\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool FC transfer news: Nabil Fekir reveals he&#8217;s &#8216;not close&#8217; to joining Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<div class=\"pic\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/just_scale\/public\/field\/image\/201805\/gettyimages-612040532.jpg?itok=SWF05aEy\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" alt=\"Liverpool FC transfer news: Nabil Fekir reveals he's 'not close' to joining Reds\" title=\"Fekir scored 23 goals for Lyons this season\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <i id=\"camera\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"first-img-title\">Fekir scored 23 goals for Lyons this season<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n      <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>Nabil Fekir insists a move to <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/liverpool\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a> is \u2018not close\u2019 as speculation mounts over the Lyons playmaker&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side, beaten by <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/real-madrid\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"Real Madrid\">Real Madrid<\/a> in Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/champions-league\" class=\"word-link\" title=\"champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> final, have recently been <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/liverpool-fc-transfer-report-ps60m-nabil-fekir-deal-99-cent-complete-180520283362\" target=\"_blank\">linked with a move for the 24-year-old France international<\/a>, who captained the Ligue 1 side this season.<\/p>\n<p>But Fekir told French television programme Telefoot on Sunday morning: &#8220;I&#8217;m not close to the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are talks with clubs. 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