Yeah, it's always contradictory – players typically don't want to offend their parent club and their fans, so they often walk back reports of them pushing to leave. Like Pogba who "was definitely staying" until he was gone. I wouldn't treat this denial seriously, I can't imagine that a player would turn down an opportunity to switch from Köln to Liverpool, especially given how LFC is perceived in Germany now that Klopp is there. Also Klopp wouldn't pursue him if wasn't confident the player wants to join – the price is the sticking point, it seems.