Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, is unconcerned about Mohamed Salah, a forward, being the target of Saudi teams in January.
Before the Premier League transfer window closed on September 1st, the Reds turned down a £150 million bid for the 31-year-old, and no more bids were made before Saudi Arabia’s market ended six days later.
Michael Emenalo, director of football for the Saudi Pro League, has stated that Salah’s transfer is still possible.
Klopp remarked, “You are kidding me, yeah?”
“You inquire about the January transfer window a week after we close the transfer window.
It goes without saying that you cannot wait until December to pose these queries. We’ll have to wait and see. I’m not concerned right now, at least not till then.
“Until you opened that wound again, I never gave it a second thought. I’m not concerned, no.
No ill will toward Henderson
Speaking ahead of his team’s Saturday trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers (1230 BST), Klopp also mentioned former captain Jordan Henderson, who claimed that Liverpool had not made him feel welcome before he moved to Al-Ettifaq in the summer.
Henderson joined the Reds in 2011 after leaving Sunderland, and during his time there, he made 492 appearances, rose to the position of captain, and won seven major championships, including the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Premier League, and Champions League.
Henderson stated earlier this month, “We wouldn’t be having this conversation if one of those people [at Liverpool] said to me, ‘we want you to stay.'”
“Now, that’s not to say they forced me out of the club or they were saying they wanted me to leave but at no point did I feel wanted by the club or anyone to stay.”
Following Liverpool’s early summer transfer window acquisitions of midfielders Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, Henderson relocated to Saudi Arabia.
“After learning about it, I read it. “Hendo” spoke the truth in every aspect, according to Klopp.
“We discussed things. I told ‘Hendo’ that although I wanted him to stay, we needed to discuss the idea of his not playing as much as he did.
“‘Hendo’ would have had maybe fifty games if he had performed. Perfectly acceptable and doable.
In our relationship, I felt it was crucial that we talk about everything, including “what happens if…”
“‘Hendo’ is a great player and a super guy, but when he’s not playing, he’s not great. I will love him forever.”
He was my captain, and I told him I wanted to talk about it now rather than wake up one morning and find us fighting because I told him he wouldn’t be beginning when he thought he would.
“That appeared as ‘he doesn’t want me here’ in Hendo’s ear and thoughts.
He said that he would have stayed if I had told him things like, “Hendo, stay here; you will be the main man in midfield.” That’s the reality, but I was unable to express it.
Even though I really wanted him to stay, I was unable to do so, therefore it’s for the best that ‘Hendo’ moved on.
“There’s not a bit of bad blood or whatever.”
