Jurgen Klopp, as ever, was refusing to give anything away where Gini Wijnaldum was concerned. Prompted by two different questions in his Friday press conference, the Liverpool boss gave little indication as to what will happen next for the out-of-contract midfielder.
Jurgen Klopp said: “We will see about all these things Sunday or the time after that,” Klopp said. “Nothing else to say.”
Klopp’s decision to play the straight bat comes as no surprise by now.
Gini Wijnaldum said: “It would be really difficult [to leave] because if that happens, you will leave a team who you really love, who you have shared a lot of years together with and where you feel really comfortable. I will be devastated that I am not going to play for this team anymore for sure.”
As one of the original pillars upon which Klopp’s success has been built at Anfield, Wijnaldum’s importance and influence is as profound as ever.