Jurgen Klopp has said he is confused by Manchester United’s transfer business this summer but not surprised by the spending power of Man City, PSG and Chelsea.
The Red devils landed Jadon Sancho from Dortmund for £73m and have already agreed a fee around £34m with Real Madrid to complete a deal for Raphael Varane.
When asked about the spending of the club’s rivals ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League game against Norwich City on Saturday, Klopp said: “We all know the situation of Chelsea and City and PSG.
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“What United are doing, I don’t know how they did it. We have our own way to do it. We are allowed to spend the money we earn, that we always did. This year we spent before we earned money with [Ibrahima] Konate because after last season, just to be clear, we cannot take any risk in this position at all.
“I’m never surprised about the financial power of Chelsea, City or United, I’ve been here long enough to know they always find a solution to these things.”
City broke the British transfer record to sign Jack Grealish for £100m and could even spend more if they sign Harry Kane from Tottenham.
Also, Chelsea broke their club record fee to sign Romelu Lukaku while PSG sealed a move for Lionel Messi on a free.
Klopp also heaped praise on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk after he signed a new four-year deal at the club.
“It’s great news. We are really happy that he is happy here,” he added. “Imagine if we had to buy this boy now. Thankfully we only have to give him a new contract.”
Konate has been Liverpool’s only signing this summer and when asked if they needed to sign a midfielder after Wijnaldum’s exit, Klopp replied: “You tell me which player we need, I’m really interested.
“What type of player would you like to sign? Should he score more goals than Gini? Should he defend better than Fabinho? Be more creative than Naby [Keita], Curtis [Jones], Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and [Harvey] Elliott?”
