Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Liverpool don't intend to embark on another massive spending spree in the transfer market this summer.

The Reds shelled out £170million prior to this season on deals for Naby Keita, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alisson Becker.

However, Klopp says the strength and potential of his title-chasing squad means that splashing the cash on that kind of scale again won't be required.

“For sure there's no need for that level,” Klopp said.

“I don’t want to talk exactly what we will do, but I don't think this is a team at the moment where we have to spend the big money or whatever.

“The best way to do it is bring together a group of players, try to develop them altogether and then stay together for a while.

“That was maybe the main problem of Liverpool for the last decade. When they had a good team after a season they went all over the world. That will not happen this year for sure.”

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Last summer Liverpool had the challenge of replacing Philippe Coutinho, who had left for Barcelona in the previous January.

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However, this time around there's no chance of any big names being lured away. It will simply be a case of fine-tuning. The likes of Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno will need to be replaced if as expected they leave as free agents.

Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane, Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold have all signed new long-term deals over the past 12 months.

Their peak years are ahead of them and Klopp is excited about what the current crop could go on to achieve both during the run-in and over the coming seasons.

The Reds boss believes the midweek Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich should open his players' eyes to what they are capable of.

Asked about the room for further growth, Klopp said: “It's massive. I think the steps are really obvious but it is still about a natural confidence.

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“We have to start looking at ourselves like how other teams see us. When you think about how Bayern faced us here, I saw Bayern playing a lot of times in the last years but I never saw them being that defensive-orientated.

“When Manchester City came here, it was similar. Wow. They had a lot of respect for us but I am not sure we always have the same amount of respect for ourselves.

“The team believing in itself is a normal part of development. It is better everybody else says you look good rather than you running around saying: ‘I look really good.’ It is still the same information but it's different!

“It is a good sign of character, but it is normal that we have to get used to our potential.

“For sure it will come, step by step, that is why I was so happy for the game at Bayern.

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“There was a little sign at least for that. All the other things, the boys have so much space for improvement in all departments. So many things to come.

“For the future we have to be lucky that they all stay healthy and we can work with them and use the little time we have in training to bring the group together so that we don’t have to develop only in games which is modern football.

“In pre-season if we have three weeks altogether that would be great. We can make a step in that department. It is all positive in how the club is at the moment.”

Victory over lowly Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday would complete a stunning week for the Reds and ensure they regain top spot in the Premier League table from Manchester City ahead of the international break.

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Liverpool's current tally of 73 points from 30 league games is the joint highest in the club's history.

This has been a remarkable season so far but there's a sense that the respect the Reds command across Europe for their Champions League exploits isn't fully replicated on the domestic scene.

“How the people in England see us I don’t know,” Klopp added.

“We have so many different groups of supporters in England why should they think about of us so positively?

“I think if you are a supporter of Everton you vomit in the morning when you think ‘Oh Liverpool, they are great.’

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“Why should other people like us? That's football. So long as they don’t hate us because that is a bit too much.

“We only have to be focused on what we can achieve. It's all good, it is just about us.

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“We have to adapt – the people in England don't have to change, we just have to adapt to our quality. And I would say to our potential because quality is always a bit different.”

Klopp must decide whether to opt for fresh legs against the Cottagers on Sunday. Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and Xherdan Shaqiri will come under consideration.

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Joe Gomez, who hasn't played since December due to a broken leg, remains on course to return to action in the coming weeks.

“Very positive. Joe is not even in the everyday updates (on players who are out), so that is all positive," Klopp said.

"We all expect him to be back after the international break – in full training, and then we will see how long it takes.”