JAKARTA - Jurgen Klopp admitted that his success was helping defending Champions League champions Liverpool to recruit players. But, on the other hand, it also makes signing a contract much more difficult.
Liverpool hold a 19-point lead at the top of the Premier League standings. They have now been linked with a move for a number of players, including RB Leipzig star Timo Werner.
Klopp is not influenced by the notion that his team is the best in the world. But he said it could help him recruit players.
"It's easier if the players see your (team) like that. If they see you are successful, it's easier to have talks with the players," he said as quoted by Soccerway, Monday, February 24.
"But on the other hand, the better your team is the more difficult it is because they ask questions like, 'where and when will I play?'"
Liverpool, Klopp continued, need players who want to fight for their place, who want to make a step forward, and who want to develop and improve the team's performance.
"We have these players and anyone who wants to join us needs to have this kind of attitude," said Klopp.
Liverpool are still unbeaten in the Premier League ahead of hosting West Ham at Anfield today. Klopp added that finding the right players to add to his team, who were Champions League winners last season, was difficult.
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- Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 23, 2020
"The team's age group at the moment is good. In two or three years, it might be different but for now, that's good," he said.
"It depends on what you want. Is this a good age to sell? Probably not. But is it a good age to play? Yes."
"So there are a lot of things we have to think about. It's an interesting period."
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