Jurgen Klopp responds to calls for Liverpool to sign a new midfielder

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has, on Thursday, offered his tackle long-standing pleas for contemporary blood in his midfield setup forward of the brand new season.

These of a Reds persuasion, after all, will probably be absolutely conscious of the state of affairs within the membership’s engine room ranks.

With Thiago Alcantara a continuing damage concern, Harvey Elliott contemporary off a prolonged spell on the sidelines, and each James Milner and, to a lesser extent, Jordan Henderson getting on in years, the Anfield trustworthy, heading into the summer time, have been determined for the membership to sanction a transfer for at the very least one confirmed midfield choice, so as to add to 1 space of Klopp’s squad deemed as lower than scratch.

It has lengthy been made clear within the media, nevertheless, that the trio of Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay will mark the one reinforcements to Liverpool’s enjoying ranks with a view to the brand new marketing campaign.

KANSAS Kansas Metropolis, KS – JUNE 05: Uruguay ahead Darwin Nunez (11) earlier than a pleasant match between the USA and Uruguay on June 05, 2022 at Kids’s Mercy Park in Kansas Metropolis, KS. (Credit score Picture: © Scott Winters/Icon SMI by way of ZUMA Press)

Chatting with the media while his aspect go about ramping up their pre-season preparations on Thursday, it subsequently got here as little shock when the topic of the Reds’ choices in the midst of the park was put to Jurgen Klopp.

The German, nevertheless, remained defiant in his response.

“How I mentioned, if no person needs to depart – and no participant got here to me with that request but and I don’t anticipate it actually, to be trustworthy,” Klopp started.

“There is no such thing as a want for a brand new midfielder. We can not simply add on midfielders. We respect the contracts with our boys as nicely, meaning so long as we signed them they get all our assist.”

? Jurgen Klopp on new signings:

“There is no such thing as a want for a brand new midfielder. We can not simply add on midfielders.” ? pic.twitter.com/HbQS6NRo5c

— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) July 14, 2022

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