Liverpool are set to face Ipswich Town in the first round of the Premier League. In his pre-match press conference, which was also the new season launch, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave an update on their summer transfer window and said: “Not signing players doesn’t mean the team can’t improve!”
Speaking about the transfer of Zubimendi, Klopp said: “As I’ve repeatedly said, we have a very strong squad, so it’s hard to find players who can strengthen the team. Zubimendi was one of them, but he chose not to come here. Richard Hughes (Liverpool’s sporting director) has tried everything behind the scenes, but Zubimendi didn’t want to come. We’ll keep the current squad, but we lost Thiago Matip and Adrian. You guys keep talking about transfers, but we already have a very positive team.”
When asked about the contract situations of Salah, Van Dijk and Arnold, Klopp chose to avoid the topic: “I don’t think this is the place to talk about players’ contracts. I can assure you they’ll be on the team sheet tomorrow!”
However, British journalists kept asking about the transfer market. Klopp said that even without signings, Liverpool can still improve: “Not signing players will make us weaker? I don’t understand that logic. We can stay the same, and I really believe that we can improve players through hard work on the training ground. If other clubs sign players, they’ll get better, but new players don’t always make you stronger, because every player in the team has their own opinion about playing time. Richard Hughes and I are working hard to strengthen the team. If we think someone can strengthen the team, we’ll try to sign him. Unfortunately, the person we found (Zubimendi) refused.”
Recently, Luis Diaz has been entangled in transfer rumors. Klopp pointed out: “His future is with us. I like a lot of what I’ve seen from him, he’s had a big impact on Liverpool and I hope he’ll have the same impact this season.”
Klopp also talked about Nunez: “We’ll get him involved in scoring as much as possible. Everyone will benefit from the team, if everyone can help get the strikers into dangerous positions, then the team will score goals, even with fewer chances, it depends on our efforts.”
When asked about Arnold’s position, Klopp pointed out: “Arnold has always been known for playing right-back, and in recent years he has been known for playing midfield, that was the case at the European Championships. He is capable of playing well in both positions, the specific position depends on me.”
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