Jurgen Klopp has weighed in on Alex Teixeira's £38.4
Jurgen Klopp has weighed in on Alex Teixeira's £38.4 million move to Jiangsu Suning, saying it was a difficult
offer for the midfielder to refuse with the Chinese Super
League emerging as a competitor to European football.
360 Metro sports understands The Brazilian was Liverpool's priority target in the January window and with Shakhtar Donetsk having rejected the Reds' offer of £24m with £3m in add ons, ongoing talks over a deal ended when the Ukrainian club insisted he was not for sale until the summer unless a £53m fee was paid.
However, Teixeira's switch to the Far East was confirmed on
Friday as he became Chinese football's record transfer.
The 26-year-old, who had previously stated "it would be an
honour to pull on the Liverpool shirt" while highlighting his
desire to play in the Premier League and push for a Brazil
place, is reportedly now the 10th highest-paid footballer in
the world.
When asked about Teixeira's decision, Klopp said: "First of
all I think we should respect we can all make our own
decisions, and not all our decisions are a sign for a new
development in the world.
"In a lot of parts of Europe, people in football talk about the
financial power of England because of the TV contract and
things. Now maybe it's another competitor, maybe there's
China.
"For a few years I've known about the financial situation in
China. If you want to go there, if you are 26 and you get an
offer like he got - everybody would think about it!
"There are a few problems less for the next generation of
Teixeiras. That's good news for the whole family. I have no
problem with this. It's absolutely normal.
"I don't think it's a sign in general, if you want to change
your situation and there's an offer from a club from China,
everybody would think about it."
offer for the midfielder to refuse with the Chinese Super
League emerging as a competitor to European football.
360 Metro sports understands The Brazilian was Liverpool's priority target in the January window and with Shakhtar Donetsk having rejected the Reds' offer of £24m with £3m in add ons, ongoing talks over a deal ended when the Ukrainian club insisted he was not for sale until the summer unless a £53m fee was paid.
However, Teixeira's switch to the Far East was confirmed on
Friday as he became Chinese football's record transfer.
Alex #Teixeira leaves #Shakhtar to continue his
career at Jiangsu Suning. https://t.co/cVsKdG5nag
#ThanksAlex pic.twitter.com/q0ndFMa4mf
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng)
February 5, 2016
The 26-year-old, who had previously stated "it would be an
honour to pull on the Liverpool shirt" while highlighting his
desire to play in the Premier League and push for a Brazil
place, is reportedly now the 10th highest-paid footballer in
the world.
When asked about Teixeira's decision, Klopp said: "First of
all I think we should respect we can all make our own
decisions, and not all our decisions are a sign for a new
development in the world.
"In a lot of parts of Europe, people in football talk about the
financial power of England because of the TV contract and
things. Now maybe it's another competitor, maybe there's
China.
"For a few years I've known about the financial situation in
China. If you want to go there, if you are 26 and you get an
offer like he got - everybody would think about it!
"There are a few problems less for the next generation of
Teixeiras. That's good news for the whole family. I have no
problem with this. It's absolutely normal.
"I don't think it's a sign in general, if you want to change
your situation and there's an offer from a club from China,
everybody would think about it."
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