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Jürgen Klopp has said he is not angry with the Liverpool owner, Fenway Sports Group, about the club’s resources in the transfer market, despite being unable to afford Borussia Dortmund’s midfielder Jude Bellingham as part of a rebuild. Liverpool go into Monday night’s trip to Leeds amid a comparatively poor season after finishing second to Manchester City by a point in 2021-22. The club are used to fighting for trophies under Klopp but have fallen short in every competition, leading the manager to plot a busy summer in the transfer market. One of the key targets was Bellingham but Liverpool will turn their attention elsewhere, with Chelsea’s Mason Mount, Brighton’s Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister, Matheus Nunes of Wolves and Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Munich of interest to Klopp. Bellingham will be targeted by Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, a marketplace in which Liverpool cannot compete, much to supporters’ frustrations. “I am not angry [with the owners],” Klopp said. “I don’t agree with everything we do but I am employed here and I am not here to be angry about things that will work out or not work out. If I am angry, we won’t all of a sudden have more money and resources to do everything. The way we did things in the past is the way we will do it in the future – that’s the way. “I cannot change that; nobody could change that. We were pretty successful with that. That we didn’t win the four trophies last year, had nothing to do with the transfer market, that we didn’t sign enough players. Maybe some people would think if we signed certain players, we’d have a point more.” Draws against Chelsea and Arsenal have improved the picture for Liverpool but they are winless in five matches in all competitions. Some of Klopp’s squad are playing for their futures, aiming to prove they deserve to continue as part of the team. “We [want to] bring the right players here, who want to fight for the badge, fight for the club, develop with us and everything is fine,” Klopp said. “Fresh legs, fresh minds, stuff like this, then go for it. Then they will be seen as great signings after the season. Maybe not before the season, I have no clue.” From The Tofu Reading Wokerati Daily Interesting to note Nunes is now being added to the core list everyone keeps repeating

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I really want us to sign Mac Allister. Narky, aggressive, energetic little f***er and two weeks of his name being spelt incorrectly will have people yearning for the halcyon days of fish puns

I've known Vic since MSN Messenger was a thing, and I'm still taking in the news. He was a great guy, great to talk to, and made the forum what it was back then. It was an honour to have known him.

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In as much as they got the coach they wanted who they thought could win trophies at this club, yes...

If anyone cares, Eriksson to Utd is off according to the excited SSN gimps.

If Klopp thinks Coutinho is the key that turns three/four draws in to wins this season, do you really think he's going to go 'ahh, but he was mean to someone, we'll show him...'? Clue: He's already said there's no issue.

In that case, well done you. I can barely remember what I had for breakfast.

And it's up to Brewster to change that

The key words there being 'right player'. Klopp has already shown he's happy to wait rather than get the wrong person in. He also plans several years ahead.

They're not "annoyed", they're declaring FSG (the ones who have been at the helm as the ground has improved, the training ground is being improved, and we've been to two three European finals, winning one) failures. Would love to know what success looks like.

We've demonstrably improved year on year, and yet because you didn't get a new toy the day the shops opened - they've failed. OK.

According to L'Equipe we've matched Lille's valuation for Nicolas Pepe. (report on live4liverpool.com, make of it what you will) During all the doom and gloom, a couple of thoughts. Rafa had to settle time and again for a body rather then the body he wanted (Degen, that Ukranian t*** I can't even be bothered to remember the name of), where as Klopp has always maintained no player is better than the wrong player — as he showed waiting for VvD to get sorted. There's been an African Nations Cup and that South American jamboree this summer, so any players he actually wants may well be busy (Pepe was with the Ivory Coast I think) or just not available right now. In which case he'll wait. We've clearly started listening to him, and trust him to find the right player (Allison, VvD) so we'll splash the cash if needed. Klopp is also really good (and I don't think the press have picked up on this) and saying what he wants rather than what is actually going on. He's never going to admit which player he's after, or even if we are after a player, because he knows that could well jack the price up. If he wasn't happy with the squad, only people behind the scenes would know (he's not one for Rafa's political games) and I'm pretty sure it would be sorted as he's proven he knows what he is doing. He's not chasing success today, much as he wants that too, he's chasing success for the years ahead. He wants to win everything every year and he's happy building towards that. Right, I'd better get back to writing this damn quiz...

Could being the key word.

Like so many things in life, it wasn't long enough

*Pops out for lunch* *Returns, hits 'refresh'* What the....

OK, that's what we're calling it now is it?

And what losses they were. The number of games I watched last season when I thought if only we could bring Markovic or Ibe on...

That's just a normal Wednesday for you though. So it was a wig all along

All manbuns/boybuns should be removed. Preferable with an axe. I have long hair. This kid has a bobble on his bonce.

I seem to have packed more in, but I think he's been doing what he wants to do for longer. Call it a draw. Never really left, just got distracted.

Born in 2003. f***ing hell. Since he was born I've managed to get married, divorced and move three times. And he can f*** off with that manbun b******s.