Jurgen Klopp: I signed new deal to oversee Liverpool rebuild

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp knows a summer rebuild is on the cards and he decided to sign a new contract last season so he could oversee it.

The current campaign has been a disappointing one and is in danger of unravelling after the chastening 5-2 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid left them looking at the race for a top-four Premier League finish to save face.

Their problems have been blamed on Klopp failing to refresh the squad in the right areas – specifically midfield – but the German said things were not as straightforward as "splashing the money" last summer.

Instead, a more strategic approach has been taken and with midfielders James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita, forward Roberto Firmino and third-choice goalkeeper Adrian all out of contract in June, it appears that is when the significant transfer work will start.

Last April, Klopp extended his contract until 2026 and says he he did so knowing that major changes were necessary.

"We know we have to change things and we will. We cannot do that now but it is already clear we have to do something in the summer," said the Reds boss.

"The way this club is led is not by splashing the money and having a look to see if it works out or not. Our transfers always have to be on point.

"We cannot make four transfers before we know who will leave the club. I knew it would be tricky, that is one of the main reasons I signed a new contract.

"Not because I'm that great just because imagine the same situation with another coach. Everyone would have said 'Bring Klopp back’. We don’t have that.

"Some of them want me out, that’s fine, I can understand that as well. But it is about the stability we can get in. Last season was not a season for big change.

"We played until