'I'm not angry' - Jurgen Klopp confident over Liverpool transfer rebuild despite Bellingham blow

Jurgen Klopp insists he is "not angry" at Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, despite the club admitting defeat in its bid to sign Jude Bellingham.

Klopp said: "What you want to know is, as I sit here, am I angry with our owners that we can’t do this or that? No I am not. I am not. I don’t agree all the time with everything we do, but I am employed here. I am not here to be angry about things that will work out or not work out. The way we did things in the past is the way we will do it in the future, that is the way."

"It is clear other clubs can do, in some situations, more than us. I am the wrong person to ask about that, but that’s it. I am always here explaining it, and that is the bit that is not so cool to be honest. It is not my money we are talking about!"

Klopp added

this is my club. This is my club. What do you want to suggest, that I quit here and wait for the next top job?!"

“It is a heated thing, but now we see, there are 12 midfielders we could sign, stuff like this yeah, fine. There are a lot of good players out there, honestly, yeah a lot of good players - and we are interested in all good players, and some of them, will end up here. That is all."

it remains to be seen what kind of recruitment the club can do this summer, when it will target at least two new midfield players. Options include Chelsea's Mason Mount, Inter's Nicolo Barella and Brighton duo Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo.