Jurgen Klopp has shot down suggestions that Thiago Alcantara’s imminent arrival means Gini Wijnaldum’s Liverpool future is in doubt.
The Reds are set to confirm the acquisition of Thiago from Bayern Munich on Friday after he flew to Merseyside to put the finishing touches to a deal worth a potential £25m.
It had been suggested that midfield reinforcements could mark the end for Wijnaldum, who is attracting interest from Barcelona as he nears the end of his contract.
However, speaking at his Melwood press conference ahead of the weekend trip to Chelsea, Klopp insisted that there is no link between the two players’ futures.
He said: “If it happens, it has no impact on anybody’s future in a negative way.
“If you want, [it’s not] like somebody has to leave because somebody comes in or whatever.”
Although Liverpool’s swoop for Thiago is now an open secret - not least because the player himself has publicly said his goodbyes to Bayern - Klopp remained coy when asked about the reasons behind his signing.
He continued: “Nothing really to say because it’s - how I learned - not official until it’s announced and I’m not the announcer and so I don’t know really what I can say now.
“It looks… quite promising! Probably for all Liverpool supporters it’s quite useful to have a look at a few LFC channels over the day, I would say that could help.
“We will see when whatever happens. It’s tricky now for me, nothing is announced so that’s all I can say.”
