Klopp Digs At Man City Over Failed Ronaldo Pursuit

By Daily sports on August 28, 2021

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said that a move for Cristiano Ronaldo is “not business for the future” and bemoaned that there “must be different ways” to build a successful team.

Ronaldo, 36, completed a sensational return to Manchester United on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club to join Real Madrid for a then-world record £80 million fee. The Portugal international will sign a two-year contract at Old Trafford.

Sources had told ESPN on Thursday that Manchester City were close to agreeing a deal with Ronaldo, but the club pulled out of the race less than 24 hours later.

With Ronaldo, 36, earning in excess of £500,000-a-week at Juventus, his arrival at United will mean a huge increase in the club's wage bill for a player with little or no resale value.

And Klopp, who has spent just £36m on RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate this summer, said he believes the Ronaldo deal highlights the blueprint of some clubs being prepared to spend big for instant success rather than build over the long-term.

“I watched it [Ronaldo story] like a football supporter, but I have no knowledge about it,” Klopp said in a news conference on Friday, with Man City widely reported at the time to be in pole position for Ronaldo.

“It’s not about me to judge that, but if other clubs can do it, it’s not a business for the future, [the next] three to four years, it’s about now and immediately.

“That’s how some clubs are working and that’s fine, but there must be different ways, clubs who look two or three years later and have success.

“It’s not always with the best squad in the world, it's about developing as a squad and a club and that’s what we have done.

“We have resources and have been building for a while. I have no time to look at other clubs. I see the news, but I have no time to think about what they can do.

“We brought in Konate. He wasn’t a bargain, he cost money too. But all the offensive, attacking players other clubs are signing – obviously they thought they needed it and they have the resources to do it, but we won’t use it as an excuse.”

This summer transfer window has seen some of the game’s biggest stars move clubs, with Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain, and sources have told ESPN that Madrid are edging closer to a deal for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe. (ESPN)

•PHOTO: Jurgen Klopp

Source Daily sports

Posted August 28, 2021


 

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