‘We’re not in fantasy land’
Barcelona have also heavily invested in their squads this summer.
“I can’t say anything about what other teams are doing,” said Klopp.
“I don’t know how they do it. We have to pay bills. Sorry! Everybody has to pay bills – we have to pay bills.
“We invested money in this team. Now it looks like we are not. But we are not in this fantasy land where you just get whatever you want.
“You cannot do it constantly.
“It looks like there are four clubs in the world who can do it constantly. Madrid, Barcelona, City and PSG. Whatever they need, they do. You cannot compare that. That is the situation.
“It is not a criticism. I know how people will take it that I am jealous or whatever. I am not at all jealous!”
Liverpool have six major competitions to compete in – with the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA’s World Club Cup also up for grabs – and that has sparked some concern about their lack of activity in the transfer market this summer.
“This year is not the end of LFC,” added Klopp. “Next year there will be another transfer window. This team is really good and we have invested a lot in it.
“Now we have to work that. You cannot hope that we will not draw at home to Leicester on a snowy pitch with five new signings.
“There is no guarantee with that. There is no guarantee.
“There will be average games – and we still have to win it, but that doesn’t mean we need different players.
“It only means we need a team that is ready that day and that is what we have to do. We have to make sure.”
Klopp will continue pre-season preparations today when Liverpool face Napoli at
Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
The Reds will then jet out to Switzerland on Monday for a training camp in Evian that will also include a friendly against Lyon on Wednesday in Geneva.
They face City in next week’s Community Shield before their Premier League campaign starts against Norwich a week on Friday.
They have also been boosted by the return to full fitness of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, while Rhian Brewster has emerged as Daniel Sturridge’s replacement as a back-up striker.