Jurgen Klopp He warned that any Liverpool player who just wants to play Champions League football is free to go.
Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dashed after a 1-0 loss to Chelsea on Thursday; the result meant the club lost five straight games at Anfield for the first time in its history.
Klopp’s men remain sixth in the Premier League table and four points behind fourth-ranked Chelsea, but the German is confident his group of players will remain loyal if they finish out of the Champions League spots. .
“[La lealtad de los jugadores] it’s not something we need to worry about, “he told a press conference ahead of Sunday’s home game against Fulham.
“I know that we have the loyalty of the players and it is not a situation in which a player from this squad says that next year we will not play the Champions League, so we have to go. That is not going to happen, I know them well enough. enough to know and it won’t be a problem with new players.
“We said it before, years ago, if a player doesn’t want to come with us because we don’t play in the Champions League next year, I don’t want him.
“If a player wants to leave us because we don’t play the Champions League, or I want to. It is not a personal matter, but you always have to find the right squad for the challenges you face and then go for them. It’s nothing of what worry me. “
Liverpool have competed in the Champions League in all but one season since Klopp took over in 2015 and won the competition with a 2-0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 final.
The club struggled to recover after leaving the top four in 2010 and spent four consecutive seasons out of the Champions League.
He returned to competition during the 2014-15 campaign, but did not make it past the group stage; Klopp believes his team will not suffer the same fate.
“This club will not be a regular outside the Champions League,” he added. “This year has been difficult, but the potential and the power of the club is completely different.
“I don’t know what the team was 10 years ago, but we are ready for a battle in this era with the team that we have together. This club is in a very good position, in difficult times and in a better position than other clubs.
“What I can say is that nobody has to worry about the future of the club because it is in good hands and has a very good team and that is the best basis for a good future.”
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