Emre Can has insisted that he plans for remain at Liverpool for "a long time" after joining the Premier League side during this summer's transfer window.

The German joined Brendan Rodgers's side from Bayer Leverkusen, despite holding talks with Bayern Munich, who he had left the previous year.

The 20-year-old told the Liverpool Echo: "There were some discussions with Bayern this summer but I decided the best thing for me would be to accept the opportunity to come to Liverpool.

"Before I came here I had discussions with Brendan Rodgers and that made my mind up. From those talks I was very positive about this move.

"This whole club is very ambitious and positive about how it wants to play football. That's the way I want to play football too. Liverpool believe in the same things and that's why I came here. I want to stay here for a long time."

Can has missed the last seven matches with Liverpool after sustaining an ankle injury while playing for Germany Under-21s last month.