LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp insists he does not need to sign a replacement for Philippe
Coutinho.
Coutinho completed his stunning £142m dream move to Barcelona in January, drawing an end
to his five-year Anfield career.
Jurgen Klopp has been busy in the summer transfer window, splashing out £175m on four new stars.
But the German has not gone out and landing a like-for-like back-up to Coutinho as he
insists no such player exists.
And the Reds boss says Liverpool can make do regardless.
"You cannot replace Phil Coutinho with exactly the same kind of player," Klopp said.
"He's Phil Coutinho.
He has a specific style of play, tactically an outstanding player, can play as the winger,
the '10', the '8' - really great.
"I don't want to put one of my players in the position where people will now say constantly
'he's the Phil replacement'.
"I think the biggest thing we did in the second half of last season was that we didn't need
to speak too much about Phil.
That wasn't clear in January.
How could we have known that?
"If we had still had Phil then we could have played with Phil in the Champions League final.
"Mo Salah goes out, but Phil still there.
Phil on the left wing, bring Sadio Mané to the other side, bring a midfielder on - it's
a different story.
It would have been nice but he wasn't here any more.
We wish him well.
"We don't need to replace Phil.
We need to make a squad for the next year.
Out there on the market, there isn't a Phil Coutinho light.
It's not there.
"But there are a lot of good players and we have brought a few of them in."
Liverpool have signed Naby Keita, Xherdan Shaqiri, Fabinho and Alisson so far this summer
and are on the lookout for one further deal before the transfer window closes next week.
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Breaking News ⭐ Meghan Markle so 'DEEPLY HURT' by father Thomas Markle the Queen might get involved - Duration: 3:17.
The retired TV lighting director, 74, gave an interview to the Mail on Sunday, in which he claimed the Duchess of Sussex has shut him out of her life and accused her of having a "sense of superiority"
It has now been claimed Royal aides are plotting to silence Thomas Markle and that advisers have held at least three top-level crisis meetings on how to stop him distressing his daughter
A source close to Buckingham Palace told the Mirror: "Meghan is deeply hurt by what is happening and everything is being done behind the scenes to make sure her welfare is at the top of the agenda
"It's an increasingly desperate situation and now it's come down to three options being on the table
"It's an increasingly desperate situation and now it's come down to three options being on the table
"Firstly, Meghan could contact her father straight away and appeal to him directly to ask him to stop hurting her, but right now she's decided to cut him off
"There is a possibility an intermediary could meet with him and appeal to him to stop making such hurtful statements
"The final option would be for Meghan to cut him off completely in the hope he will stop, but the situation is so precarious no one knows when that would be
" Phil Dampier, who has been writing about the Royal family for 26 years also commented on the situation and claimed that "it is getting out of control"
He added: "If this carries on I wouldn't be surprised if the Queen herself gets involved and bangs a few heads together
" In the wake of her estranged father's explosive rants to the media, Meghan has been reportedly leaning on her sister-in-law Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, who has been a "pillar of support"
A royal source said: "Kate's well aware of what Meghan is going through. "Her family has been dragged through the tabloids and she knows it's not nice
She's made a big effort to be kind to Meghan and look out for her." Meghan has had to deal with a number of family dramas since her relationship with Prince Harry
Samantha Markle, Meghan's half-sister, has also reportedly not spoken to the Duchess in years and continues to lambast her half-sister in TV interviews
She recently branded the Royal Family an "embarrassment" and warned she would hold Meghan responsible if their father dies
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Man Utd transfer news: Paul Pogba holds secret meeting with Barcelona director in LA - Duration: 2:46.
Manchester United midfielder Pogba has endured two mixed years at Old Trafford since his arrival from Juventus
The player is currently on holiday in the United States after winning the World Cup with France
But his stint at United may be coming to a close after fresh revelations emerged in the Italian media today
According to newspaper Tuttosport, Pogba met with Barca's new technical director Abidal in Beverly Hills
The France star is supposedly on Barcelona's summer wish list - although a move before Spain's August 31 transfer deadline may prove unlikely
United manager Jose Mourinho has endured a fractious relationship with Pogba over their two seasons together in Manchester
Things came to a head midway through last season when the Portuguese boss dropped the former world's most expensive player from his starting XI
Juventus emerged as suitors of Pogba this summer but the £105m signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid meant they could not also afford another superstar deal
Tuttosport was the newspaper that broke the Ronaldo story towards the start of July - but equally they claimed Lionel Messi could be heading to Inter Milan! Today's report says Abidal and Pogba met not at a luxury hotel but in a private villa at the request of Barcelona - adding a sense of mystery to the meeting
The Barca director - new to the role this summer - is supposedly wary of being seen with a player contracted to another club
He has already overseen the capture of Malcom from Bordeaux - a deal that almost didn't take place after Roma initially agreed a fee with the Ligue 1 club and led to Barcelona hastily making a counter offer
As for United, their pre-season tour of the USA ended last night as they beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Miami
They will now head to Germany for a final friendly with Bayern Munich, before preparing for the start of the Premier League season, with Pogba due to join the squad
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