Last week Liverpool counted 84.5 million euros last week to separate Virgil van Dijk from Southampton. In England, there was direct speculation about the influence of the megatransfer on the possible transition from Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona. According to Jürgen Klopp, manager of the Reds, the Brazilian does not need to be sold to supplement the transfer budget.
No one has told me that, I have no information about it. We have good players and we don’t sell anyone because we need money. The owners are ambitious with the club and we need to use the team to grow together. The only thing I am interested in now and talk about now is how Phil plays. I am extremely satisfied with his latest performances and his influence “, Klopp was quoted by various English media during the press conference.
Barcelona is expected to return to Liverpool in January with an amount of 150 million euros, and Coutinho would still like to move to Spain. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Brazilian is already looking for a home in Barcelona,”He has shown character in the competitions and training sessions. That’s the only thing I can and want to talk about,”the German manager continues,” and if there is anything to say, you’ll naturally hear it. You cannot speculate in the world of football, there are stories that often do not match. Why should we do that?
Klopp is of the opinion that Liverpool had to put a considerable amount of money on the table for Van Dijk, but dedicates this to the current transfer market:”There are many interesting central defenders with a surrender clause, but they are all quite high. When Mohamed Salah arrived, everyone thought we had paid too much. But he appears to have been a good purchase. We can talk about the price now, but I have already forgotten that. Van Dijk wanted to come to us and that was the most important thing, because there were several clubs interested.
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