The race to sign Jude Bellingham is on and January could be a decisive period for the midfielder’s future.
Liverpool are one of the clubs who appear to be firmly in the hunt to get him.
During Friday’s press conference, Jürgen Klopp was asked about the possibility of the Reds’ signing him next month…
Klopp on signing Bellingham: “In January?!?”
🗣 “From the sports side we are always prepared.”
Jurgen Klopp reflects on the possibility of January transfers and the likelihood of a Jude Bellingham transfer pic.twitter.com/lOdPHOO4T3
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Klopp laughed off suggestions that the Merseyside club will move for Bellingham in January.
The German manager insisted that he is ready to work with what he has got now.
But he did suggest the Reds will be looking out for any opportunities to bring in new recruits next month.
“I’m the wrong person to ask – you’ll have to ask other people about that…
“January, in our situation, we always in this moment from a sports side we are always prepared.
“It’s always clear what kind of ideas we have or how the necessity is from our point of view.
“But all the rest doesn’t lie 100 percent in our hands, we always work with what we’ve got, so that will not change.
“I think you can imagine the situation we are in we are always looking and if something happens we will see…”
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