Jurgen Klopp will not rule out signings to alleviate Liverpool’s injury issues

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has not ruled out dipping into the transfer market to alleviate his current injury problems but admits it is not the solution to a “four-week problem”.

Centre-back Ibrahima Konate injured a knee in the friendly against Strasbourg on Sunday which Klopp admits will see the defender out “for a while”.

He joins an injury list which already includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Diogo Jota (thigh), Curtis Jones (calf), second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (groin) and Kostas Tsimikas (knock), with Naby Keita set to resume training on Friday after almost a week out with illness.

Liverpool had already completed their expected business with the arrival of striker Darwin Nunez, whose move from Benfica could eventually end up being a club-record £85million, Fulham teenager Fabio Carvalho for £5m and Aberdeen defender Calvin Ramsey for £6.5m.

“We have too many injuries, that’s true,” said the Reds boss.

“But in the moment nothing has changed (in terms of new signings). A lot of unlucky situations. Started with Caoimh and Diogo, pretty much one was injured and one had a re-injury.

“In a few weeks’ time they will be back, but they’ve missed pre-season and that’s not cool.

We cannot solve a problem we have for four weeks with a transfer for a full year. That makes at the moment no sense to us- Jurgen Klopp

“Ibou in a challenge in the game against Strasbourg, what happened there we have to see how long it will take but he’s out for a while.

“But we cannot solve a problem we have for four weeks with a transfer for a full year. That makes at the moment no sense to us.

“The transfer window is still open and we will see but the plans are not to go in that direction.”

Konate’s problem does mean,