Christian Pulisic deals Liverpool yet another blow by insisting he has no intention of leaving Borussia Dortmund

CHRISTIAN PULISIC has dealt Liverpool a blow by insisting he has no plans to leave Borussia Dortmund.

Jurgen Klopp will step up his pursuit of Pulisic if Barcelona win their tug of war over Philippe Coutinho.

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The Liverpool boss is doing everything possible to keep the Brazilian — despite the Spanish giants being ready to pay more than £90million.

Coutinho's transfer request was rejected by Reds.

But the Brazilian has reportedly rocked Klopp by telling him that he willing to go on strike and even jeopardise his World Cup place.

Pulisic says he aware of Liverpool's interest - but the American says he wants to stay at Dortmund.

The playmaker told Bild: "Yes, I read that. What more can I say? I'm fully concentrated on the start of the season.

"I'm very happy in Dortmund. To be clear, I am not thinking about changing clubs.

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"At the beginning of the year I finally extended my contract until 2020.

"Last season, I established myself in Dortmund with a European top club, which was always my dream as a young boy."

Reds beat fellow Bundesliga side Hoffenheim last night to put one foot in the Champions League group stage.

Trent Alexander-Arnold netted a free-kick before a deflected cross from sub James Milner nestled in the top corner.

Klopp's side conceded late on when Mark Uth crashed in a drive, but hold a 2-1 advantage going into next Wednesday's second leg.

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