Liverpool target Demirbay is 'complete midfielder'

That's the opinion of one of the key people surrounding Demirbay's move to Hoffenheim in 2016 - the club's scouting chief Lutz Pfannenstiel.

Demirbay was coming off the back of an outstanding loan spell with Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he scored ten goals in the second division when Hoffenheim came knocking at the door of parent club Hamburger SV.

The midfielder signed on the dotted line at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena for £1.5m just months after highly regarded manager Julien Nagelsmann was appointed at the club.

Premier League side Liverpool have most notably been linked with a move\u200b for Demirbay since the summer, especially since their proposed move for Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir fell through…