Jurgen Klopp Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp is adamant Liverpool transfer business this summer will not be influenced by the moves of their Premier League rivals. The Reds will press ahead with recruitment plans after the campaign concludes on Sunday afternoon at home to Crystal Palace. Liverpool have been assessing a new centre-back – Ibrahima Konate of RB Leipzig is on a five-strong shortlist – with midfield reinforcement also likely given Gini Wijnaldum’s expected imminent departure. Harry Kane’s willingness to leave Tottenham Hotspur has intensified interest in the forthcoming transfer window with Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea said to be interested in the £100million-rated England skipper. But Klopp is refusing to be swayed by moves elsewhere with Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards ready to mastermind another busy few months.
Jurgen Klopp said: “Whatever we do or not do in the next transfer window, we won’t use it as any kind of excuse. We did what we did in the past the way we did it. When there was money, we spent it. When there was no money, we didn’t spend it. And here we are. That’s how it is. There’s a moment in pre-season where I hope we have the team together that will go through the season. We are working for that. We want to be a really uncomfortable opponent, that’s the most important thing. We might not be the best team in the world at the start of the season, but we want to be again the team who nobody wants to play against because we are that good. I think that’s possible. I really think my responsibility is to improve the team without signings as well. Honestly. We have everything – we have experience, we have players in the best age and we have youth. That is my main focus at the moment. The rest, we have to see. But whatever other clubs are doing, it will not influence our business, for sure.”
Since winning the Champions League in June 2019, Liverpool have had a net spend of around £10m in the transfer market. And Klopp admits that while improvement would be welcome, he is content with his current group of players.
Jurgen Klopp said: “I am very happy with my squad. Very, very happy. Could this squad improve? Yes, like each squad could. Is that affordable? I don’t know. Is it necessary? I don’t know. Whatever happens, we will see. I don’t know at this moment, to be honest. We will have to make decisions, both in and out. All these kind of things. That’s normal in a summer.”
