Liverpool headcoach Jurgen Klopp has slammed the door on the potential arrival of Real Madrid's Gareth Bale to Anfield. The 52-year-old manager insists that his side is not interested in high-profile signing as the ultimate aim is to put together a strong team ahead of the upcoming season.
The former Borussia Dortmund manager's admission comes on the back of ex-Liverpool star Paul Ince's claim that the Welshman will be a good fit for the European champions. The 30-year-old winger has been tipped for an imminent departure from Real Madrid having been considered as surplus to requirement by manager of the side Zinedine Zidane.
Bale, who completed a then-world record transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013, has seen his stint in Spain marred by recurrent injuries despite proving his worth in helping the team win trophies. As a result, Los Blancos seeks to cut it loses while it can with the player put up for sale in this summer transfer window.
At the moment, no Premier League club has made an official approach for the Welsh winger despite previous claims of interest by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Latest reports from Spain have revealed that that the player has received offers from two Chinese clubs which could potentially make him the world's highest earning football star.
While the ex-Spurs ace is yet to sort out his future, Jurgen Klopp has stated that his next destination is certainly not Anfield.
"I don't know why these fantastic football players have such strange ideas," Klopp said in reference to Ince's comments as per Mirror.
"Bale is a player of Real Madrid and if he leaves he will be outstandingly expensive, big wages, all that stuff.
"He is a really outstanding player, I like him a lot. He won the Champions League final pretty much alone two years ago.
"I don't know what has happened but it is not just about him, it is about all these players.
"We have to create a team, a team is not a collection of individual players and then in the end you have the best," the Liverpool headcoach added.
"They have to work together, fit with each other and that is what we are working for, not going for these huge individual players."
