Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has issued a transfer warning to fans after the signing of Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven.
The Reds landed the exciting forward in a £44million deal as the January transfer window opened - but he may well be their only incoming.
Klopp is being honest about Liverpool's transfer business
Klopp's Merseysiders have been in the market for a central midfielder with Jude Bellingham a long-term transfer target.
Liverpool have also been interested in Argentina World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez but he appears set to join Chelsea in a record-breaking £106million deal.
But, in a framk admission, it appears Klopp needs it to be understood that the Anfield club cannot spend sack loads of cash this month and any other deals have to be sensible.
"I am now seven years and a few months here and every transfer window is pretty much the same, we talk about these things as though money wouldn't play a role. Like who cares? It is never like this that you could just spend money," Klopp told reporters.
"I don't want to disappoint anybody but we signed an outstanding player like Cody Gakpo and the next thing you can read is, "who next?" It is like we didn't have a team, honestly! We cannot play like monopoly. We never did and I don't understand it.
"Of course we cannot just spend and never could, surprisingly. We always sorted our situations and it is a big part of my philosophy, really working full of faith and trust with the players we have and not constantly questioning them by telling them we need another player for that position or that position.
Gakpo should be up and running with Liverpool soon
It appears any Liverpool move for Bellingham will only take place in the summer
"With Cody it is obvious not only because we have that void now, the quality he has, the timing is perfect and if we wait until the summer he will be more expensive or someone else would have picked him.
"There is a lot of potential, it makes absolute sense and the games we will have in the next years the games will not get less we will have more games and all these kinds of things.
"It is clear that you need real quality in all positions and probably two teams on the same level that you can rotate and that is what we try to prepare obviously. That is somebody is now surprised when I say we will not now start splashing the cash – that should be really clear.
"Again, if there is something we can do – and that means the right player and financial situation – we will do it, and if not, then not."
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