Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's summer transfer business successfully strengthened three key areas of his squad.

The Reds boss says plans were in place long before May's Champions League final to target a keeper, midfield reinforcements and bolster his options up front.

Alisson Becker was always his No 1 target and Klopp insists he wouldn't have signed another shot-stopper if Liverpool hadn't been able to thrash out a £65million deal with Roma.

Midfield duo Fabinho and Naby Keita completed moves to Anfield with the Reds also snapping up Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City.

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“The Champions League final had absolutely nothing to do with our transfer business,” Klopp said.

“Everything was already fixed and clear what we wanted. All decisions were made to that point already. I think our areas were obvious.

“If Alisson was not on the market, we don't move for a goalkeeper. He was on the market so we went for it.

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“That we wanted to have more options offensively - that was clear long before the final. I think Shaqiri is a fantastic example of how you can do it.

“He ticks different boxes, he can play wide, he can play 10, it looks like he can play eight too and that is cool.

“As for Fabinho, we knew a bit longer that Emre (Can) would not extend his contract so Fabinho was clear as a target, but not clear that we would get him.

“Naby was clear. One left, one came in. Phil (Coutinho) left before then Naby came in. It is not the same type of player but it is a similar position at least.”

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Sunday's visit of West Ham to Anfield will be a big day for the new boys.

After all the hype that accompanied Alisson's arrival, the Brazilian's status as the most expensive goalkeeper on the planet lasted just three weeks.

Kepa Arrizabalaga took that title off his hands when Chelsea triggered his £71million release clause to prise him away from Athletic Bilbao.

Klopp said: “I didn't think it would happen that quick.

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“It was a nice story and now the next one is a nice story. It's a massive difference, obviously.

“I don't think a few years ago anyone would have spent that for a keeper. It was always like a striker yes, if you need a winger yes, but please if you need a keeper bring your own one through from the youth or something.

“I don't know now if it will be like that with all goalkeepers in the world but I said the world changed. The money was there and someone asked for it. Bilbao was never a good partner for negotiations: 'You pay it or leave it, we don't care.'"

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Will the Kepa deal ease the scrutiny on Alisson?

"Pressure is everywhere and stuff like that but you only have to deal with it. You know it, but don't feel it, so go on," Klopp said.

"If Alisson makes a mistake - hopefully not but if he makes a mistake – if you write for that money he's not allowed to make mistakes, they still happen.

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"Internally, we will deal with that. What happens from outside, you can not control. Newspapers interested in us might say: 'No problem, he's a human being.'

"Other clubs and other managers might go for it, if it helps, but that's not interesting for us."