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Jurgen Klopp says he does not feel any growing unease among Liverpool’s fan base over the lack of transfer activity.
So far the Reds have only added Kostas Tsimikas to their ranks with the arrival of the £ 11.75 million Greek left-back largely paid for by Dejan Lovren’s £ 10.9 million departure to Zenit St Petersburg.
Ties with Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcántara continue in Germany, but the Reds have chosen to take a cautious approach to their transfer business this year given the impact being felt on football due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some sections of the Reds’ support have urged the club to build from the position of strength they are in as Premier League champions, but Klopp remains relaxed.
The Reds boss has led the same group of players to Champions League, Club World Cup, and Premier League glory for the past two seasons and feels some will never be satisfied, regardless of how active they are. window.
Klopp said: “To be honest, I don’t feel any negativity. But I don’t read all the things you write. Maybe the media is negative about our transfer business, I can’t do that. I know all the things that can be said and what it will be said, that is always the same.
“I’ve been here for five seasons and I don’t think you were happy with our transfer business, other than when we brought in Virgil van Dijk and Alisson (in 2018). That was probably the only year.
“Other years people would think, ‘OK, but have you tried anything? Is it really that? Is it worth it? Have they paid too much?’ It is always these things.
“I said it yesterday (Thursday), it’s a bit like a theater every year and I don’t feel like a victim of success. Not at all. I feel here and even though I try I can’t feel right now that we became champions last year. No chance. Too long ago. I really don’t care.
“Is it about what we can do on Saturday? And then there will still be some speculation until October 6, maybe more. That’s something we have to deal with and we’re going to deal with that is not such a big problem.” .
“Then we’ll play the rest of the season. We have to be ready. Everything else is normal. It’s business. We watch. It’s not that we sit down and don’t even try to have transfers, we just want to have the right ones. That’s it. That’s it.
“If we find it and the situation is correct, we will do something and if not, then no.”
Liverpool had hoped to welcome fans to Anfield for the game against Sheffield United on October 24, with around 12,500 initially scheduled to return.
However, given the latest government rules and regulations on the pandemic, such plans could be forced to rethink at the national level.
On Friday, the Premier League wrote to the government asking them not to limit test events in the top flight to 1,000 fans amid fears of huge losses that could run into the hundreds of millions and inevitable layoffs of staff.
Speaking before the letter was released on Friday, Klopp said: “I have mentioned from time to time that we are still in difficult times, so in this environment where we sit here and talk about football, we tend to forget it for a few minutes. minutes.
“But things are not resolved there, obviously. It developed, that is good and it got better, that is very good and necessary, and I think we all agree that we are waiting for the things we love to come back and be possible again.”
“Going to a restaurant again, going out, meeting people, all of those things. Some of these things happened, some of them will be taken away from you again, and that shows how difficult things still are.”
“But I really hope this is not a fanless season. I hope we can stick to plans for October-November that some people can return to a stadium.”
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“I really hope that because we have to try these things too. First of all, we had to get people back to work, as a society, so that the economy can start to pick up again in all countries.
“But now, after everything necessary is in a better place than before, we are all human beings and we human beings also want to have some joy, to do the important work they have to do. I think we are part of that – giving joy to people.
“If we can create a safe environment in stadiums for people, and only then, then there should be opportunities for them, yes. That’s how I see it.”
“But I can’t decide if we can do that or not. I’m pretty sure we can and should look closely at what other countries are trying and what the impact is, because if France brings people back and nothing happens there, then it should also be possible for us.
“If Germany starts to do it, it is a good sign and it should be possible for us as well. It is not the most important thing in the world, but it is important that, among all the worries and uncertainties we have, we give people the opportunity to leave. “. back in a football stadium.
“It is part of our life. I hope it happens sooner rather than later.”
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