Jurgen Klopp explains reluctance to spend Philippe Coutinho money in January
Jurgen Klopp has explained why he is reluctant to replace Philippe Coutinho in January, with the Liverpool manager looking for in-house solutions.
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Coutinho joined Barcelona training for the first time on Saturday, applauded onto the pitch by the likes of Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and Lionel Messi.
At Melwood, Klopp was overseeing preparations for Liverpool’s clash away to
Swansea City on Monday night, buoyed by a 4-3 victory over
Man City in their first game since the No. 10 left.
Despite that comprehensive attacking display against the champions-elect, there remain calls for Klopp to spend big in the winter window to fill the void left by Coutinho.
But speaking ahead of his side’s trip to the Liberty Stadium, Klopp
stressed that Liverpool would not sign a replacement for the sake of it.
“I don’t think about money. Nobody told me that I have to think about money because we are always reasonable, we always try to do the right thing,” he said.
“Obviously we don’t hesitate to spend the money, we did a few times, but it is not about the moment, it is about making the right decision.
“If anything obviously right would be there in the window then nobody would not do it and we say, OK, let’s go for it.
“But it is not about doing something to cool the situation down or show the people we don’t sleep.
“It is only about right or wrong and at this moment in this situation it is right.”
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