In his seventh summer as Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp is fully aware of how it all works by now.
Every year, the Liverpool boss is made to front up to questions over transfer targets as the steady beat of those who demand more goes on in the background.
In 2017 when the plans to bring Virgil van Dijk to Anfield fell through, the calls for another defensive addition went on right through until the final seconds of transfer deadline day. A year later, after a move for Nabil Fekir had collapsed, an attacking midfielder was the top priority - despite having seen Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Naby Keita all signed.
