Is Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp a hypocrite for criticising Frank Lampard’s spending at Chelsea?
In gentle of the Blues splashing greater than £200million on new gamers forward of the 2020/21 marketing campaign, Klopp questioned the method of golf equipment who’re ‘owned by international locations and oligarchs’ within the present local weather.
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Chelsea have been considerably busier than every other Premier League membership, signing Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell for giant charges – however the Blues have been enjoying catch-up following final season’s switch ban.
Yesterday, Lampard hit again at Klopp, highlighting big-money signings like Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah – who price Liverpool a complete of £297m mixed.
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Laura Woods, talking on talkSPORT Breakfast, backed the Blues boss in his newest confrontation with the Liverpool supervisor, saying Klopp’s feedback have been ‘a bit wealthy’ – when you’ll excuse the pun.
She stated: “I feel it’s just a little bit unfair to criticise Frank Lampard, who didn’t have a window.
“A kind of offers, Ziyech, was already finished.
“I feel it’s a bit wealthy (ha!) to be doing that.”
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It’s not the primary time Klopp and Lampard have clashed, and Ally McCoist suggests there may nonetheless be some bitterness between the pair.
Throughout Chelsea’s 5-Three defeat at Anfield in July, the 2 managers have been concerned in a fiery trade on the touchline, earlier than Lampard branded Liverpool as ‘smug’.
McCoist added: “Possibly there’s a foul style left within the mouth there.
On Klopp’s feedback, the Scotsman continued: “Why even become involved in it? It’s nothing to do with you, simply focus by yourself affairs.”
