Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp rules out new signings despite long injury list

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is adamant he can solve his midfield issues from within his squad and will not be resorting to the transfer market.

A hamstring injury to key man Thiago Alcantara in last week’s opening match at Fulham could sideline the Spain international for up to six weeks, adding him to a list which also includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Curtis Jones.

But Klopp insists they have explored all their viable transfer opportunities and he will not sign a player just for the sake of bumping up their numbers.

“Thiago is good but the injury is not good. I read four to six weeks, I would prefer four,” said the Reds boss.

“I am happy with the strength, size and quality of my squad. We have injuries, that’s how it is.

“Now it is the question how long the players will be out and the different solutions for it.

“One of them – and there are plenty – is the transfer market but the transfer market only makes sense if you can bring in the right player, the right player – not a player.

“It is easy to bring a player in but that doesn’t help even for a week for ‘some’ player.

“If we bring in the right player then it could make sense but we always would have done that from the first day of the transfer window, the first day of pre-season.”

The transfer market only makes sense if you can bring in the right player, the right player - not a player.- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

In reality Klopp is missing only one of his first-choice midfield in Thiago, and providing Fabinho and Jordan Henderson remain fit he only has to fill one gap.

Naby Keita, who has been out with illness, is also back in contention and he gives Klopp the confidence to stick to his guns.

“In some cases it was not possible and in other cases extremely