Jude Bellingham: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp likens pursuit of England tyro to child wanting 'a Ferrari at Christmas'

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has likened his club's pursuit of England midfielder Jude Bellingham to a child wanting «a Ferrari at Christmas». This week, the Anfield outfit were reported to have formally ended their courtship of the England midfielder, with the cost of the potential deal said to be too high. Ad And Klopp — speaking ahead of his side's trip to Leeds on Monday in the Premier League — was pressed to revisit the topic, but rounded on its «theoretical» basis and appeared to accept other targets will need to be looked at instead.

TransfersMan City and Real Madrid to face off for £110m Bellingham — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 05:15 «There's nothing to say about it [the possible transfer of Bellingham] to be honest,» Klopp began. «If we don't speak about players we sign or not sign, why would we now speak about this kind of speculation? »It has always been like this [working under transfer constraints]. It's never changed.

«My answer now is not about Jude Bellingham. I never understood why we constantly talk about things we theoretically cannot have, we cannot have six players in the summer for £100m [each], for example. Bayern ready to 'test' Spurs with Kane bid – Paper Round Scholes: Man Utd's second-half display 'a complete disaster' »You have to realise what you can do, and then you have to work with that.

We are not children. If I ask a five-year-old 'what do you want for Christmas?' and they tell you they want to have a Ferrari. You wouldn't say 'that's a good idea', you'd say it's too expensive.

«It's just what can you do, and then you do it, and then you work with that. That's always how I've worked. »Whatever I want, whatever we need, we try absolutely everything to get it but there are moments when you have