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Jurgen Klopp insists he does not feel pressure to conform in the transfer market, and claims he would never take the 'safe' option of signing a player just to please people.

Klopp oversaw the arrival of seven players this summer but has seen the face club criticism for a number of their summer dealings – largely their positive net spend and refusal to strengthen particular positions.

The Liverpool boss has decided to utilise James Milner as a left back, rather than buy a new one, while he ended interest in signing a defensive midfielder once a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach's Mahmoud Dahoud looked unlikely.

That, combined with a record number of departures, has raised concerns over whether Liverpool have spent enough money this summer, particularly given the financial power of the Reds' rivals for silverware.

The German coach has already spoken about his desire to operate in the transfer market differently to the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

And now, Klopp has dismissed the concept of playing safe in the summer, attaching importance on the future, rather than the past.

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“In football everybody is under such pressure, all they try to do is keep safe,” he told the Daily Mail. “I make this decision, then this decision, and now I am safe for, what, three weeks?

“I know about pressure but I don’t feel it. I would never make a decision for how it looks outside, to be safe.

“Now everyone wants an £80million signing, or just the next signing, the latest signing. But I would never buy a player for that - just to do it.

“We have bought enough, and if I am convinced, I am convinced. It’s for the good of the club, not for the good of me. I’m not that important.

“There are big competitors in this league, but we can’t say, 'If we had this signing we would beat them, and if not, no chance'. What is that? It is not important that one or two clubs have more than us. It is not important who the best player in the world was last year.

“It is important who will be the best next year. As long as we can be in the race, we have a chance. I am not jealous of anybody else. I’ve never been jealous. I love this game because it is a team game. Trust, faith and togetherness.

“If one minute you’re great and the next, 'Get out', that’s not honest. And honesty is one of the most important things in life.”

Klopp has spent over £60million on transfers this summer, with Sadio Mane arriving from Southampton for £30million – the highest fee the Liverpool boss has ever spent on one player in his career.

But he also saw Christian Benteke, Jordon Ibe and Joe Allen all depart for figures higher than £10million, leading to a portion of the fan base questioning why more money was not spent to swell out the squad.