Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool's transfer targets for January 2024

Jurgen Klopp has cleared the air in the transfer window plans for Liverpool in January 2024 amidst concerns of injury to Joel Matip.

Jurgen Klopp in his pre-match press conference ahead of the weekend spoke about how Joel Matip's ACL injury concern has been a major issue at Anfield with the Cameroonian playing a major role in the side. This is a huge concern as Matip's injury might keep him out of the club for a long period of time and with his contract expiring in June 2024, possibilities of him getting an extension have been questioned.

Klopp was however positive about this as he stated, "I'm pretty sure the club will show their class, just as they should. I'm pretty sure they have told Joel already whatever happens, as long as he's injured everything's fine, and now we have to make a decision with Joel how it looks after that. That's a normal thing to do but he deserves all the support from us, and he will get it. I would say so [that he deserves a new deal], but it's not my decision. I cannot sign the papers."

When asked if The Reds are considering an alternative for Matip the head coach vehemently denied stating that it is too expensive in today's transfer window to get a player that meets up to the level of the club.

He added, "In eight years, I just never understand people always talking about transfers like they are the easiest things in the world. Bring in a player, find the money for it, like we have endless money. I really don't understand it. Everybody, fans, talks about it. It has to be the right player and tell me a club who wants to sell a top, top, top centre-back. Not just a centre-half, a top centre-half - they have to play for Liverpool. We know that Joel will be out for a long, long time. That's really bad for us. But there's still four centre-backs here, that's absolutely alright. If we would have had a fifth in already beforehand, that's a completely different team dynamic with one not involved. It was perfect how it was. Is it still perfect? As long as we can go with those four, yes. If not, it's going to be a bit more tricky with the number of games coming up. As long as other clubs don't put world-class centre-backs under the Christmas tree for us and tell us to take it as long as we need it, I haven't really thought about it yet but I don't think so, to be honest."