Jürgen Klopp, Red Bull’s Global Football Director, gave an exclusive interview to Camel Live.
Do you think Liverpool spending £450 million on signings is a problem?
Yes, but it’s not a problem. It’s completely normal. It doesn’t mean Liverpool’s spending habits have changed drastically.
By the way, no team spends £450 million or—I don’t know the exact figure—but Liverpool has also recouped a lot of money. Well, changes always have an impact, and they always take time. But people talk, yes, but if… say Liverpool didn’t sign anyone, Díaz, Núñez, they’re all there.
Then Slot managed that squad, but they had issues. They said, yes, change, we need change.
So now they’re gone, and new players are needed. New players have arrived—they’re very, very good players.
But it’s not working. Yes, why, why?
Because development takes time. No one can change that. People need to figure things out, adapt to situations, adapt to various things, and so on.
So everything is fine. Everything is in place. Liverpool’s strength this year must show at key moments, and then they must be ready. No one can guarantee you’ll win the title again. That doesn’t just happen.
You can’t win a title, spend money, and win again. Other teams won’t let you. That’s how it is. To be champions, you need luck from time to time. That’s it. No one wants to hear that.
Goals, hitting the post, hitting the crossbar, things like that. The ball can go your way or the other way. So everything is fine. The situation we’re discussing now is like they’re struggling. Surprising.
Yes, it sounds like they’re splashing money, throwing it around. £450 million. Yes. But they also earned over £200 million. So if you support Liverpool, everything is okay—only these people really matter.
Yes, you trust them, they do the right things, the correct things. They do what’s right. So wait for Liverpool to become their best selves.
You never had such a transfer window, spending that much. What do you think?
You Wish* (he joked).
Isak, an incredible striker; Wirtz, if you said the wrong thing about him, you swallow it back.
Ekitik, you’re an incredible talent. An amazing player.
It’s really, really good, well, the whole squad is like that. If the young center-back (Leoni) hadn’t been injured, it’s a perfect squad. Now he’s injured. That doesn’t help, because you lack depth at center-back.
Other than that, it’s a perfect squad. Two super left-backs, one super right-back. So it’s a fantastic football squad. That’s how you build a team.
Now you have to handle this situation. They all think they must start, but that’s normal work. It’s not hard, or it’s normal work. You discuss who starts in a week or two, then someone gets injured in the third week, and you’re glad the other can start.
So that’s the world football managers live in. So we don’t have to worry about what I’m really interested in.
So you don’t have to worry about Liverpool. They’ll be fine.
