Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss compares Jude Bellingham talk with a child asking for Ferrari

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Jude Bellingham, playing for Borussia Dortmund, stands with his hands connected his hips

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has compared speech of big-money transfers with a five-year-old asking for a Ferrari for Christmas.

Despite being heavy linked with a move, the Reds will not prosecute signing England midfielder Jude Bellingham due to the fact that of the wealth involved.

Any determination for the 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund subordinate could outgo successful excess of £100m.

"We cannot person six players successful a summer, everyone for £100m," helium said.

The German added: "We are not children; erstwhile you inquire a five-year-old what they privation for Christmas and they accidental a Ferrari, you wouldn't accidental 'oh, that's a bully idea'.

"You would accidental 'no, that is excessively costly and anyway, you cannot thrust it'. If this kid is past their full beingness unhappy due to the fact that helium cannot get a Ferrari, it would beryllium a truly bittersweet life.

"You look what you tin do, and you enactment with that.

"What we request and what we want, we effort perfectly everything to get it, but determination are moments erstwhile you person to judge that this oregon that is not imaginable for us, you measurement speech and bash antithetic stuff."

Liverpool volition person Luis Diaz disposable erstwhile they look Leeds United astatine Elland Road connected Monday (20:00 BST).

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