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Then if we have a poor season coming up then we need to think very seriously about sacking klopp. Football is a serious commercial business these days (Unfortunetly) and the club could be left behind there is a lot of competition these days unlike 15 years ago

offering large sums of cash for a player that isnt for sale is not the same as spending money.all this crap about FSG are obviously backing the manger with large bids is nonsense.i could go to a BMW dealer and offer £30k for a £50k car.i wouldnt have bought it but at least i would have tried.what a load of tripe.
Klopp isnt given a big bag of money and told to go buy the player he wants.working under the current owners there is a whole load of guidelines he has to work with,for example a large sums of money would only be spent on players with re-sale value.this is what our club is now.we are not a club who buy players purely to make the team stronger.Man U are just about to spend £40m on Matic from Chelsea,he is nearly 29.no re-sale value at all but he will make them better.i cant see us making a buy like that.we were told that we would be competing strongly in the transfer market.well if we are in a competition we are losing badly and if you think things might be different with a new man as the manager then think again.
i dont want to see us spending wildley like Man city have done this window but the truth is they are going to be challenging for the title next season and sadly i dont think we will be.

Another alternative to trying to replace Coutinho if he did go would be to drop firmino into Coutinhos role and buy a top striker.

offering large sums of cash for a player that isnt for sale is not the same as spending money.all this crap about FSG are obviously backing the manger with large bids is nonsense.i could go to a BMW dealer and offer £30k for a £50k car.i wouldnt have bought it but at least i would have tried.what a load of tripe.
Klopp isnt given a big bag of money and told to go buy the player he wants.working under the current owners there is a whole load of guidelines he has to work with,for example a large sums of money would only be spent on players with re-sale value.this is what our club is now.we are not a club who buy players purely to make the team stronger.Man U are just about to spend £40m on Matic from Chelsea,he is nearly 29.no re-sale value at all but he will make them better.i cant see us making a buy like that.we were told that we would be competing strongly in the transfer market.well if we are in a competition we are losing badly and if you think things might be different with a new man as the manager then think again.
i dont want to see us spending wildley like Man city have done this window but the truth is they are going to be challenging for the title next season and sadly i dont think we will be.

A lot of conjecture on this thread. Klopp highlights his top targets and the owners go out and try to get them. Who knows if Klopp has secondary targets - or if there is a specific time when we switch to them. Saying FSG made the money available so it's Klopp's fault for not getting players - is just idle speculation. No one on this site knows!

As for replacing Coutinho. There won't be a replacement. We never really replaced Suarez, Alonso, Masch, or even Gerrard when they left the club. If we sold Coutinho for 100 + mil - we would not get a similar player in for that amount in this window. It's pointless to even think of selling him unless he forces the issue. Even then - look at Keita and Van Dyk - they are trying to force the issue and their clubs are staying firm. Same with Arsenal over Sanchez. I just hope FSG can learn from Leipsig and be as resolute.

Well yes as we'd all hope a manager of his stature isn't stupid enough to put all his eggs in one basket. But there's been very little chatter of other players unless I've missed it all?