Various midweek reports claimed Liverpool had dropped their interest in the Borussia Dortmund midfielder.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the club has to be realistic with ‘what you can do’ in response to the rumors about Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham.
According to various reports, Liverpool have pulled out of the race for Bellingham. They will target two new midfielders in the summer – just not the one that’s been on their radar for so long.
“There’s nothing to say about it, to be honest,” Klopp said about the Bellingham saga in a press conference on Friday.
“If we don’t speak about players we sign or not, why would we now speak about this kind of speculation and this kind of news? It’s really nothing to speak about.
“It’s not about Jude Bellingham my answer now – why do we constantly talk about things we theoretically can’t have? We cannot have six players in the summer for £100m [each], for example, everybody would say that’s clear. You have to realize what you can do and then work with that. How much money do we have available and then work with that.”
“We are not children,” the 55-year-old German added.
“Ask a five-year-old what they want for Christmas and they say a Ferrari, you wouldn’t say that’s a good idea, it’s too expensive and you cannot drive it.
“It’s what can you do and then you do it, and work with that. It’s always been how I’ve worked. Whatever we need and what we want, we try absolutely everything to get it. You have to accept that this or that is not possible for us. We’ll step aside and do different stuff.”
Liverpool will play Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday night for their next Premier League outing.
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