Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says it is 'clear we have to do something in the summer'

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it is "clear we person to bash thing successful the summer" amid his side's struggles this season.

The Reds were beaten 5-2 by Real Madrid connected Tuesday successful the archetypal limb of their past 16 Champions League tie.

Liverpool are besides eighth successful the Premier League - albeit with games successful manus connected immoderate of their rivals - during an inconsistent campaign.

"We cognize we person to amended and alteration things and we will," said Klopp.

"We cannot bash it present but it's already wide that we person to bash thing successful the summer. For now, we conscionable person to spell done this and combat back."

Liverpool midfielders James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain volition beryllium retired of declaration successful the summertime on with guardant Roberto Firmino.

A fig of players person besides been struggling for signifier this season, with Klopp's broadside 7 points disconnected a top-four spot successful the Premier League heading into a crippled astatine Crystal Palace (19:45 GMT) connected Saturday.

Injuries person besides had an interaction for the Reds but their exploits are successful stark opposition to past play erstwhile they played each crippled possible, making 63 outings successful pursuit of the quadruple.

They won the FA Cup and League Cup - competitions they exited astatine the fourth-round signifier this play - but missed retired connected winning the Champions League and Premier League.

And, portion Klopp said "this squad has a fantastic history", helium added "one of the main reasons" helium signed caller declaration until 2026 was due to the fact that helium knew determination would beryllium a play of transition.

"The mode that this nine is led is by not splashing the money. Our transfers ever person to beryllium connected point. That makes it truly tricky," helium said.

"We cannot marque 4 transfers earlier we cognize who volition permission the nine and these benignant of things.

"Last twelvemonth was not a play for a large change. We played until the past infinitesimal and, if you privation to alteration astatine this club, we cannot conscionable bring successful players and realise aboriginal that no-one wants to leave. It doesn't enactment similar that.

"It's not imaginable to commencement it aboriginal due to the fact that we person last aft final, played the play until the past minute, played the Champions League final, past we had a abbreviated break, past a batch of injuries and past the World Cup."

Klopp's comments travel Liverpool proprietor John Henry stating helium is not selling the Merseyside club.

"We person to marque our ain plans and that's what we bash but based connected the mode this nine is led," said Klopp.

"It's evidently antithetic to different clubs, that's however it is. It worked retired truthful acold and we person to spot if it volition enactment inactive oregon if we person to adapt.

"That's thing for america successful the offices erstwhile we are not connected the grooming transportation and for my conversations with the owners and each these kinds of things."

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