Even Klopp knows Liverpool's transfer policy destroys Man Utd's
Robin Bairner
- 12 Aug 2022 10:25 BST
- 3 min read
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may just have taken a veiled dig at Manchester United over their summer pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong – but even if that was not his intention, a comment that he made in his Friday press conference underlined the differences between the two clubs in the transfer market.
While Man Utd scramble around like crazy in the final three weeks of the summer trying to pick up whoever they can, with links associating them with the likes of Adrien Rabiot and Mauro Icardi, Liverpool are sitting pretty, having apparently completed their business.
Indeed, the Anfield club have been extremely quiet in the market, having completed deals for Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsey and Fabio Carvalho early on.
By contrast, United have been woefully inefficient. This is best epitomised by their chase for De Jong, which has gone on for weeks and is likely to end in failure, with Chelsea now looking strong favourites to capture the Netherlands international from Barcelona.
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Klopp seemed to hint at this contrast when he was asked by the media on Friday if he has any further plans for the window, notably for his midfield.
“If we had the right solution, we would have done it already,” he replied. “We are not stubborn.”
Whether or not this was a dig at Man Utd, it is certainly applicable to the Old Trafford club, who have spent much of the transfer window banging their heads against a brick wall over several players, with Ajax winger Antony another they pursued for weeks only to fall short.
Indeed, it has been the Old Trafford club’s stubbornness that has backed them into a corner with the clock now ticking on the window. Worse, last weekend’s 2-1 home loss against Brighton has made them an even less attractive prospect to signings than they already were due to their lack of Champions League football.
Unfortunately and embarrassingly for Man Utd, Liverpool and Klopp continue to blow them out of the water in the transfer market as well as on the field.
