Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Klopp reveals Liverpool transfer plans for January

Jurgen Klopp is open to signing players during the January transfer window to help improve his squad.

The Reds are currently second in the Premier League table after an impressive start, losing just one of their first 13 games.

An injury to Philippe Coutinho has threatened to derail their title bid however, __with the Brazilian expected to miss at least six weeks of action.

A move for Borussia Dortmund winger and long-term target Christian Pulisic has been mooted, and Klopp says that he is open to signing players if the situation suits.

“It’s not to make a transfer, it’s only if we think the team needs another player, the squad needs another player,” he told Liverpool’s official website. “Then I think we will do it. If not, then not.

“We have a few hours’ training a day, but I’m absolutely much longer here than for training.

“So in all this time we do different things and a few of these things is to watch the market, watch what happens around, scouting, look at players, promising players from leagues you cannot watch too often. That’s what we do all the time.

“That doesn’t mean we can take one, but only to be informed, to know about development and strength, whatever. That’s what we do. That’s preparation for a situation which could – could – be in the next transfer window.

“I thought before about it, but it doesn’t mean that we do it. We have to think about it all the time to prepare the situation. We have already prepared the summer, that’s how it is. We spoke about a camp, we organised a camp for the summer and all that stuff.

“Of course, transfers will be done or not. If we have another few injuries or not, we will see. Maybe a few young lads now take the chance because of injuries of other players, so then we don’t think about it anymore.”