Klopp discusses Everton’s impressive summer transfers

Matt Stead

Jurgen Klopp is unfazed by Everton’s impressive summer transfer window spend.

The Toffees have signed nine players so far this summer, with Jordan Pickford, Davy Klaassen and Michael Keane all arriving for sums of over £20million.

Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea are the only Premier League clubs to have spent more so far this summer, but Liverpool manager Klopp is not concerned.

“I don’t know why they do the things they do, that’s why I’m completely fine,” he said.

“Yes, I heard, of course a few things that they have done.

“Strikers, good. Wayne Rooney, you don’t have to talk about. The centre-half came. Good. So a lot of really good business. Klaassen. So it’s all good.

“But, at the end of the day, just like us, they can only line up 11 players. Then we have to see what will happen. But all the teams have tried to get stronger.

“With Everton, usually derbies are really close games. I don’t think we have gone into any of the last few derbies thinking: ‘It’s only Everton.’

“No. There is a lot of respect and if they’ve done good business, well done. But when we face them we still want to win.”