Klopp takes a shot at Barça

"I don't understand. If you tell me I don't have money, I don't spend anything anymore," said the Liverpool coach about Barcelona's signings this transfer window

Liverpool manager Jugen Klopp joins the list of critics of FC Barcelona's huge transfer spending and how it's been financed thanks to the sale of assets; 25% of the TV rights of LaLiga and 49% of Barça Studios despite its delicate economic situation after the pandemic.

In an interview with Kicker magazine, the German coach expressed his disappointment: "I don't understand it for different reasons. If you tell me I don't have money, I don't spend anything anymore. With my credit card it happened twice, fortunately that was a few years ago. I'm saying this as a football fan, I don't understand. The only club I know that once sold the stadium and other rights in advance was Borussia Dortmund . Aki Watzke had to come in at the last second and save everything. And I don't know if there is an Aki Watzke in Barcelona."

The statements of the coach of the current Champions League and Premier League runner-up joins those that have been skeptical towards Barça this summer including Bayern coach, Julian Nagelsmann, Uli Höness, the honorary president of Bayern, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, Man United legend, Gary Neville, and former Real Madrid and Ajax player, Rafael van der Vaart among others.

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