Klopp: ‘Coutinho is not to be replaced in this transfer window’

Jürgen Klopp all but confirmed that Liverpool will not be signing a replacement for Philippe Coutinho this month in his pre-Huddersfield presser on Monday.

Barcelona paid £142m to secure the services of Liverpool’s star man at the start of the month, but Klopp is keen to make sure the club spend the money sensibly.

The Liverpool boss proved he is happy to wait for the right players if needs be in his pursuit of Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita.

READ MORE: Why is Emre Can such a divisive figure at Liverpool?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Saturday, December 30, 2017: Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho Correia during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Asked whether the club would be signing a replacement for Coutinho in the coming days, Klopp said:

“Coutinho is not to be replaced in this transfer window. We have to stop thinking about it. Barca paid big money for him because he is a rare player.

“It’s not about replacing anybody. It’s about using our own opportunities, tools, players, tactics, all that stuff.

“Yes, it’s right we didn’t play well at Swansea, but a few days before we played fantastic against Manchester City. Of course, we could have won anyway at Swansea and exactly the same with the last game. 

“That doesn’t say anything about the performances only that the results were not good enough, but we could have won these games. It was not about creating chances, it was about different things in the game: against Swansea, formation-wise; against West Brom, defending. 

VIDEO: Jürgen Klopp confirms that Liverpool will not be signing a replacement for Philippe Coutinho this month.https://t.co/q0TpBYDy6c

— Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ) January 29, 2018

“I don’t think Phil [Coutinho] would have helped a lot in these situations, to be honest. We have to [get] immediately back on the winning track, we need results to reach our targets, we know that, but the solution is not out there in the transfer market. 

“We always have open eyes in situations like that but it is not that there is something out there for us to get because we really think first of all we have to use our players. 

“Unfortunately, in the moment when Phil left, Adam [Lallana] got a little injury again. That’s unlucky of course but that cannot be the reason for now getting nervous and go out and try to do something.

“In the long-term we will do a lot, in the short-term I don’t think it will happen.”

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Saturday, October 28, 2017: Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge celebrates after the 3-0 victory during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool and Huddersfield Town at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

There may not be any new incomings for Liverpool before the end of the transfer window, but several players could be on their way out.

Daniel Sturridge is said to be on the verge of a loan move to West Brom, whilst Lazar Markovic is also being linked with a move away from the club. Asked specifically about Sturridge, Klopp said:

“A lot will happen in the transfer market in the next few days and we will see what happens here. If it was something that didn’t help us or Daniel or another club to make the deal, it makes no sense.”

The post Klopp: ‘Coutinho is not to be replaced in this transfer window’ appeared first on AnfieldHQ.

Source: anfieldhq.com