Premier League clubs are obsession with money - Klopp

New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has criticised the
Premier League's obsession with money and insisted
he does not care about it.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the Premier
League for its obsession with "money, money, money" - which
he claims is unique to England - and insisted he does not care
about it.

The 48-year-old was unveiled at Anfield on Friday and revealed
he would rather sell a £100million player than buy one, while
stressing he would not be using a lack of finances as an excuse
for any poor results.

Klopp acknowledged Liverpool's lack of Champions League
football was not ideal but made it clear he only wants to bring in
players who are completely sold on the idea of playing for the
club.

"I am always involved, of course, in transfers," he said. "But I
was never the guy who spoke about the money. That
doesn't interest me.

"If someone says to me 100 million is too much, I don't care
about it for one second longer. I don't want to buy a player for
£100million or €100million. The best thing is if you have a
player and you can sell him for £100million.

"It is only here that money is such a big thing. It is money,
money, money. OK, there is much money. You don’t have to
spend all the money. You can hold it and make something else.

"Only two times a year do you want to talk about transfers. You
have to train on the pitch much more. That is what I love most.

I am the boss of many people. You call it coach or you call it
manager. It is the same thing."

When it was put to Klopp he may struggle to attract stars like
Germany international Marco Reus, who he managed at
Borussia Dortmund, to Liverpool at the present time, he was
equally robust.

"I absolutely don't care about this," he said. "If we cannot sign a
player like him we are not interested in him.

"We will have to take other players. Why should you look for
players that are so expensive? The whole world plays football –
there are players here and players there.

"Of course not having Champions League football is a problem,
of course it is a negative. Absolutely. Of course it should be a
target for all ambitious teams to play in the Champions League,
for sure. But only four go in. You have to fight for it, not just talk
about it.

"You have to go there and then look at which players are
reachable and not dream of this player or this player and then
always be 'but they don’t want to come to Liverpool'.

"If a player doesn't want to come to Liverpool then stay away.

Really. If you think about the weather, stay away. If you think
about other things, stay away. If you want to come here you are
welcome."