Jurgen Klopp remained tight-lipped when asked to comment on rumours that Liverpool are plotting a swoop for Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara.
The Spaniard, whose contract with the German giants has a year remaining, has recently been strongly linked with a cut-price move to the Premier League this summer.
Anfield is believed to be his favoured destination, while Klopp has previously gone on record with his admiration for the player.
However, when asked about the possibility of signing him following today's win over Aston Villa, the German was giving nothing away.
“Would you be surprised if I don’t give an answer on that, just because I never answer these kind of questions,” he said.
“Thiago Alcantara is a really good player. Like a lot of other players out there, I like (him) a lot.
“But that’s all I have to say about that.”
As for his current options in the centre of the park, Klopp was full of praise for Naby Keita's contributions to Sunday's win over the Villans.
Given a rare start, the Guinean set up Sadio Mane's opening goal and clocked up 85 minutes before being replace by Curtis Jones.
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On his performance, Klopp said: "Naby is a top player, a top player. It was a difficult game today, but he was really good and helped us a lot," he added.
"Not only with the assist; you could always play the pass to him, he always offers, he was in smart positions. I liked the game a lot today and it’s just a good example of how good he can be.
"It was of course not his best game, but it was good and I am just happy when a player is in shape like this and can perform like this because we play again in three days, which is tough.
"Three days later we play again and four days later again. It is a tough period, it is for all [teams] tough, but you need to find solutions for the different moments and today Naby was a super solution."