Jurgen Klopp addresses Liverpool’s ongoing transfer links to Kylian Mbappe and Jadon Sancho

Jurgen Klopp has moved to distance Liverpool from an impending move for Kylian Mbappe or Jadon Sancho.

The Reds manager played down his team’s entry into the transfer market for both players last year, dismissing speculation about Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe in November, before conveying similar sentiments about the England winger. , Sancho, a few weeks later.

Despite Klopp’s respective comments about the high-profile attackers, Liverpool continues to be named in relation to both, as ties have intensified across the width of Borussia Dortmund Sancho after Trent Alexander-Arnold revealed his admiration this week. pass.

However, both players are likely to pay fees ranging from £ 100 to £ 200 million, and a move was already highly unlikely for this summer, even before uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus on football finances. .

Answering a question from beIN Sport, Klopp said that while he is a big fan of players like Mbappe and Sancho, it would be wise to avoid adding to speculation.

Klopp said, “Look, I can’t answer those kinds of questions without creating headlines the next day, I know that’s what I don’t want to do.

“I love them all and there are a few other players out there. They are all exceptional players.”

“The players they are now are because of their own attitude, their skills and all that.”

“I love looking at them, but I have no problem having never trained one of them.”

Klopp preferred to focus his words on his current three front of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, saying that he never thought about training players like Mbappe, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

When asked about In a summer move for Mbappe in November, the Reds manager agreed that the type of figures involved for a player like the French World Cup winner would be too difficult to execute.