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Jurgen Klopp insists he’s satisfied with the transfer business Liverpool did during a hectic summer as he shrugged off criticism over their positive net spend.

The Reds brought in six new signings at a cost of around £62million but recouped around £70million as 13 players were off-loaded permanently.

Many fans were left disappointed by Liverpool’s failure to sign a new left-back but Klopp is adamant he’s happy with what he’s got for the challenges ahead.

Asked about returning a profit on his dealings, Klopp said: “Nobody has congratulated me!

“To be honest, I’m not interested in expectations and opinions from outside.

“We did our job and we all think we did it really good. Now we have to prove it.”

Klopp conducted a major overhaul of the squad he inherited from Brendan Rodgers and believes future windows will be considerably quieter.

The German coach says he trimmed down numbers in a bid to ensure the pathway isn’t blocked for talented youngsters coming through.

“The thing is it was really busy and it should not be that busy,” he said.

“Our squad was not too small, not too big, but we found a few really good young players in this pre-season where it was like ‘wow’. It's maybe a little bit too early for them, but not much too early. They are close.

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“I had to make hard decisions because we had too many players. If we couldn’t sell them then we did loans because that’s how it was. Otherwise we’d be standing here talking about thirty-something players. You have to make decisions.

“If you sell a player and he really performs for the next club you just say: ‘sorry, we didn’t see it or whatever’. You have to be ready for that.

“But a busy transfer window like that shouldn’t happen too often. And it will not happen. But we all agreed on this. I’ve been here 11 months now and this is what we needed to do in the summer.”

Liverpool’s spending was dwarfed by the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea but Klopp insists money won’t define this season.

Leicester City, who visit Anfield on Saturday, proved last term there is another way to reach the top as they stunned the Premier League’s heavyweights by clinching the title.

Klopp watched in admiration as the Foxes’ shrewd signings delivered and boss Claudio Ranieri moulded his team into a slick, cohesive unit where each player knew his role.

N’Golo Kante was the only high profile summer departure from Ranieri’s squad as Leicester managed to retain the services of key attackers Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

“Leicester deserved it. They were not a one-hit wonder or something,” Klopp said.

“Everybody at a specific point thought they were strong and the team to beat. They stuck to their plan and didn’t think for a second about changing.

“You could ask whether against deep defending teams it’s a good idea to be counter-attacking but they have their set-pieces and shots from outside the area.

“You can develop quality and that is what Leicester did. They are really strong and hard to beat.

“I’m really looking forward to it – the first home game for a really long time. Let’s really go for it.”