Philippe Coutinho cannot play for Liverpool in this moment, says Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp said, "Nothing has changed in the last few days -- not on one side or the other side. He's not available for us in the moment -- that's the main issue. He cannot play for Liverpool in this moment."

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Jurgen Klopp said that Philippe Coutinho cannot play for Liverpool in the moment. (Source: Reuters)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said in a press conference on Monday that Philippe Coutinho, who has been a Barcelona target, cannot play for Liverpool at the moment.

Klopp said, “Nothing has changed in the last few days — not on one side or the other side. He’s not available for us in the moment — that’s the main issue.”

“He cannot play for Liverpool in this moment. How everyone can imagine, that’s quite a blow for us. We know a few days about it, so we can prepare this game without him, like we have to prepare the game without Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge, who is in a good way — I had a talk with him this morning, he is really close, but now two more sessions and then he will be available for the weekend.”

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The German manager added, “I really understand that everybody is interested in this, but I can’t say that in this moment I’m thinking about it.”

“I’m here and I’ll answer questions. In the car on the way to this press conference I didn’t think: ‘What can I say if they ask?’ because I have to think about the team, who have a session in a few minutes. I always was like this.

On playing his team without Coutinho, Klopp said, “I work with the players I have and don’t think about players I don’t have — if they are injured or whatever. It’s the same situation for me.”