Liverpool manager has stated that he it is not certain whether the club will sign a new centre-back this January due to the current situation of the world.
The Reds are faced with challenges at the back as the club best centre-back Virgil Van Dijk have been out for a very long time with no certain return date while Joe Gomezand Joel Matip have been sidelined also.
“No, I cannot say definitely we will not bring anyone in, it’s just not likely because of the situation in the world,” Klopp said.
“We should not forget that the situation is a tough one for all people and for football clubs as well. There might be, I don’t know, some clubs with absolutely no financial – and I don’t want to use the wrong word because then you make a big fuss of it – problems. But this club always was – and will always be with these owners, for sure – just very responsible with the things we do.
“So, if the world would be in a ‘normal’ place, let me say it like this, everything would be fine: we won the league, won the Champions League, the club is in the best possible situation and then you have three senior centre-halves plus Fabinho plus kids, and the three senior centre-halves are all injured – is that a situation where usually we would do something? Yes, definitely.
“But we are not in that situation so I don’t know if something will happen or not. What I said about it, you maybe could do something but it would be kind of a short-term solution – and we don’t have that short-term solution – but that’s not right because it doesn’t help really.
Henderson and Fabinho played the centre-back in the 1-0 loss against Southampton on Monday and Klopp has stated that they are not faced with the best moment but they will definitely deal with the situation.
“Then we have to deal with the situation how we did it so far and have to get through this. It’s not the best moment for the whole planet, so why should it be for a football club?”
The Reds will play Aston Villa in the FA cup today and will later host Manchester United in the Premier League next week.
