Football, as we all know and love, is a game of opinions
But woe to someone's it's temerity in one way or from another and departs from an already stated point of view. According, of course, if the current perception is one that corresponds to a favorite story.
Take Jurgen Klopp and the transfers.
Here he speaks in the summer of 2016 shortly after the Paul Pogba movement of Juventus Manchester United
"If you bring a player for £ 100million and that he gets injured, then everything goes by the chimney, "he said.
"The day it's football, I'm no longer at work, you still want to have the best, but building the band is necessary to succeed."
"D & # 39, other clubs can go out and spend more money and bring together the best players. I want to do it differently. I would do it differently if I could spend that money.
And here is how Klopp is called after making Virgil van Dijk the most expensive defender in history in January, making Alisson Becker the most expensive goalkeeper Paul Pogba in the Premier match League between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on March 5, 2018 in London, England "content =" https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article14392649.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/JS145533869.jpg "/>
Paul Pogba in the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on March 5, 2018 in London, England (Image: Photo of Catherine Ivill / Getty Images)
The Basic Claim of Liverpool boss can not be challenged. He still has not paid £ 100m for a player
But the way the Reds spent £ 75m on Van Dijk and £ 65m on Alisson thwarted those who thought of massively rejecting United's expenses. on Pogba.
Except for Liverpool fans, who are naturally thrilled to see Klopp bite the ball and sanction a major action to tackle a consistently problematic position.
They are not bothered by the fact that Klopp has changed air. Adapt or die. The underlying rule of evolution applies even to football leaders, no matter how stubborn they are on the occasion.
And with Liverpool, the money from the Premier League television show, the Champions League final and the sale of Philippe Coutinho for £ 142m, Klopp was able to flex his transfer muscles . This is not a bad thing, a failure to do something else.
New Liverpool signature Virgil van Dijk photographed at Melwood Training Ground on December 31, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell / Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
But there are limits. Liverpool was not interested in Alisson with a price of £ 90m. They also did not want to do business at 75 million pounds sterling. The Reds, it is said, did not care about this mark
Once dropped to £ 65 million, an agreement could be reached. Klopp, alerted by the sorrows of Loris Karius during the pre-season, had changed his mind. Do it. In addition, Liverpool's track record of hiring big players under the leadership of Klopp and his recruiting team – thinks Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – gave them the assurance they can spend a lot of money without fearing
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Van Dijk, despite this colossal sum, is not even in the top 10 of the players more expensive in the world.
Alisson, meanwhile, is 26 years old – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal, Angel Di Maria at Manchester United, Aymeric Laporte at Manchester City and Alvaro Morata at Chelsea all cost more.
To spend a mammoth amount on a player remains true.
The only thing that has changed since its quote from two years ago are the numbers involved. At the time, 100 million pounds sterling, more than 200 million pounds, Neymar, the current benchmark.
And the boss of Liverpool, and even no manager, can be blamed for that. Just as Klopp can not be blamed for spending the money that he has on the players he wants.
