“Money to buy the whole league”: Klopp railed about Newcastle and fair play

“Money to buy whole league”
Klopp railed about Newcastle and fair play

Newcastle as the new “superpower”, Saudi owners and human rights violations, financial fair play: Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp pulls out an all-round blow against the Premier League. He is reminiscent of the Super League, against which everyone would have protested – and also knows what is even more important than money.

Jürgen Klopp expects Saudi Arabia’s entry at Newcastle United in the Premier League to change everything. “Newcastle will be a superpower in five, six, seven years if the owners are patient,” said the Liverpool team manager on Friday. “The new owners have enough money to buy the whole league.” He added ironically: “Maybe this will happen at some point, then everyone will have the same chances again.”

A Saudi consortium, which is largely influenced by the Saudi Arabian state fund under the control of the highly controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, had taken over the traditional club for the equivalent of around 350 million euros. The Premier League waved that through, and human rights organizations sharply criticized the deal.

Klopp emphasized that he had been waiting for an official statement from Premier League boss Richard Masters: “Obviously there are concerns about human rights violations. We all think the same: What will this mean for football?”

Does financial fair play still exist?

Twelve months ago it was “a huge problem” “that twelve teams were trying to found a Super League – and rightly so. It’s like creating a super team – with a Champions League guarantee,” continued Klopp . “Financial fair play – nobody knows whether it still exists or not.”

Liverpool, thanks to the American Fenway Sports Group not exactly known for money problems, could still keep up. “Good decisions are much more important than money,” said Klopp.

“We won the Champions League two years ago. Two nations with brilliant teams were already there,” emphasized Klopp, referring to Paris St. Germain (Qatar) and Manchester City (United Arab Emirates). “You can also win if your opponent’s financial strength is much greater than your own.” However, Newcastle now own the money to make wrong decisions. On the eighth day of the Premier League against Watford FC (1.30 p.m. / Sky and in the live ticker on ntv.de.) Liverpool FC and Jürgen Klopp are once again the financial and playful superiority.

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