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Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, believed he would be working with owners Fenway Sports Group for the foreseeable future when he signed his new long-term deal last April and has been kept informed of the club’s investment search.
Pep Lijnders, Klopp’s assistant, revealed how the manager was told 10 days ago of FSG’s renewed attempts to attract external investment into the club so there was no shock at Monday’s developments.
That is significant given Klopp has not always been kept abreast of his owners’ plans – not least with the European Super League fiasco in 2021.
“Everybody knows that we have a strong relationship with the owners,” said Lijnders. “We knew [the news] before. What I would like to say is that I always know the owners act in the best interest of the club and they always did – I believe they always tried at least – and this relationship was very important for us and will be, so I think the statement was very clear. It’s nothing new for a club to find new investors. They try to take the club forward.