‘They don’t have any limits!’: Jurgen Klopp says he is NOT surprised by the spending power of rivals United and City, as he insists Liverpool can only ‘spend the money we earn’ after making just one major signing this summer
- Liverpool have made just one major signing this summer in Ibrahima Konate
- Meanwhile, Man Utd signed Jadon Sancho while Man City bought Jack Grealish
- Chelsea paid £98m to re-sign Romelu Lukaku – yet the Reds have not spent big
- Jurgen Klopp defended the lack of a new midfielder after Gini Wijnaldum left
- He said the Reds work to different rules in the market due to their finances
Jurgen Klopp insists he is not surprised by the spending power of Manchester City, Man Utd and Chelsea this summer, insisting Liverpool can only ‘spend the money we earn.’
The Reds boss was speaking ahead of the start of the Premier League season, with his team facing newly-promoted Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday night.
But, after Man Utd, City and Chelsea all spent £100m this summer and with Liverpool only having brought in Ibrahima Konate, Klopp admitted he was not surprised by the spending power of rivals as ‘we all know their situations.’
Jurgen Klopp insists he is not surprised by the spending power of Premier League rivals
Manchester United spent £73m on Jadon Sancho while City bought Jack Grealish for £100m
‘We are allowed to spend the money we earn,’ he said. ‘That’s what we always did. We spent before we earned on Konate and that is what we did. I am never surprised by the financial power of City, Chelsea, United.
‘No, because these clubs don’t depend on these kind of things. We all know the situation of Chelsea, City and PSG. We have our way to do it. We are allowed to spend the money we earn. That’s what we always did.
‘When the pandemic started we all hoped it would be over in a month. It was for everybody. I am not surprised [on spending]. We all know the situations of City, Chelsea and PSG. We have our way and it is always the same.
‘Maybe this summer is not the most exciting, but maybe if you are a real Liverpool fan you are happy with the news the club delivered last few weeks. Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Virgil – others will follow. That is great news.
‘The summer is always the same; people think that if you don’t sign then you don’t work. That’s not the case.
‘If other teams wanted to sign these players it would cost a lot of money but we have them already. Let’s see what we can build on this season and then we go from there. A good start is important but we won’t stop if we don’t start well.’
He later went on to say: ‘We cannot compare to other clubs because obviously they have no limits. We have limits.
‘But we have been successful in this way in the last few years. Let’s see which is the right way. We can’t spend money we don’t have – maybe others can.
