Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are an attractive prospect for players in the transfer market, although they are not guaranteed a Champions League place next season.
Fifth-placed Liverpool are making a late push for the top four in the Premier League and a berth in Europe’s coveted competition, with Klopp’s side just one point behind Manchester United with a game to play.
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“If I’m allowed to talk to a player, we can’t say right now if we have Champions League football. So, if we’re already talking, it’s already clear that he already knows about that situation,” Klopp said. In a press conference on Friday.
“It is clear that we have to be part of the Champions League, to fight for trophies… If you want to be part of it, you are more than welcome. We cannot guarantee Champions League football.
“But everything else is the same: a great club with a really great football team — and hopefully even better next year. It’s that simple really. Still Liverpool. We’re really attractive to a lot of players.”
Liverpool have three league games remaining this season, starting with Monday’s trip to relegation-threatened Leicester City.
Leicester produced one of the underdog sports stories of all time when they won the league in 2015-16, but they are struggling to stay up this season, sitting two points adrift of the safety zone. However, Klopp expects Monday’s game to be a test for Liverpool.
“I already told the boys, this is the real fight now,” Klopp said. “A home game for Leicester, they need all the points they can get. It will be a very tough and very intense game.”
Having won their last six league matches and jumped three places to fifth, Klopp says his side are moving in the right direction.
“This period is very important because it gives us all a huge indication of how it is [the future] “We all know we are in the early stages, we have to improve, to make it more natural and more clear what we want for the boys.”
Klopp has confirmed that both Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita will miss the match due to injury.
