{"id":297926,"date":"2023-12-12T18:58:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297926"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:58:30","slug":"klopp-makes-brutal-comment-about-caicedo-and-lavia-after-liverpools-failed-bids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/klopp-makes-brutal-comment-about-caicedo-and-lavia-after-liverpools-failed-bids\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp makes brutal comment about Caicedo and Lavia after Liverpool’s failed bids"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made a brutal comment about failed transfer targets Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.<\/p>\n
Klopp was in attendance at a Q&A in front of Liverpool supporters on Monday as the expanded Anfield Road End stand was opened for a test run. At the event, Klopp was asked about creating \u201cLiverpool 2.0\u201d after seeing the majority of his Premier League winning side in 2020 leave the club in recent windows. <\/p>\n
The Reds boss had previously looked to sign midfielders Caicedo and Lavia, formerly at Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton respectively, but both players opted to head to Chelsea instead for a combined fee of \u00a3173million. However, the move hasn\u2019t gone to plan with Caicedo flattering to deceive at Stamford Bridge and Lavia yet to make his debut due to injury.<\/p>\n
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Speaking about the failed move for the pair, Klopp said: "The summer we had with a few strange things happen in the transfer market but here between us I can say, 'My god, we were lucky'. We didn't know that in the moment, to be honest, we didn't realise in that moment. But I am really happy it worked out like that. You never know if it will work out like that."<\/p>\n
Klopp continued to reveal that despite the circus surrounding Caicedo and Lavia\u2019s deals, he was still confident heading into the season with his new signings, including \u00a315million arrival from Stuttgart, Wataru Endo.<\/p>\n
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The German added: "I had an extremely good feeling before we started pre-season, we already had Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] and Dom [Szoboszlai] already in and then we knew there was a chance for Ryan [Gravenberch].<\/p>\n
"Then we obviously realised other central defensive midfielders don\u2019t want to join Liverpool\u2026 yeah, you see what happens. And then we found Endo. He's an exceptional player, he is, absolutely.<\/p>\n
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"He's 30 years old, experienced, captain of Japan and it's not possible, sure [he's] not the first pick because the transfer market is like that, we don't go for a 30-year-old player who plays in Germany and nearly got relegated. But thank god we looked about things twice and had a deeper look and got this boy and he wanted to come definitely and that helps."<\/p>\n
Liverpool are currently top of the Premier League after picking up 37 points in 16 games. Klopp lauded his current crop for their good start to the season, saying: "Now we have a squad together, a new leadership group, if you want, with very experienced players, still young some of them and a group around who is full of desire, full of passion who will give everything to this club. So that is the start and now we have to try to make something special happen."<\/p>\n
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