Klopp's change of stance has been to Liverpool's long-term benefit in the transfer market
Jurgen Klopp did little to conceal his dislike of English football's loan system in the early weeks of his Liverpool reign.
Having arrived on Merseyside in October 2015, he was shocked to discover that as many as 17 players were out on loan when he took the role as manager.
For Klopp, a man steeped in the most time-honoured traditions of German football, having so many players on your books benefiting the fortunes of others was an alien concept.
A close focus on the development of players at Under-23 level was something that resonated more with the new Reds boss and it was no surprise to see him pitch up at the Kirkby Academy within days of him taking charge nearly four years ago.
"If they are very young then clubs in the past have sent them on loan and I don’t think it is the perfect situation," Klopp said. "It’s much better that we can work with them together on football at the highest level.
"It’s England so we have a lot of players in the squad. Nobody forces you to make a decision on them now so you can send them on loan and see what happens.
"You send them out, pay the bill and see if they come back better than before and more experienced or whatever.
"I was not used to this because in Germany we don’t have the money for so many players. You have to make decisions – good enough, stay; not good enough, leave, sorry."
Calls were quickly made to have Ryan Kent, Sheyi Ojo, Kevin Stewart and Danny Ward all return from their respective loan spells before they were subsequently promoted to the first-team squad.
However, Klopp opted to leave Jon Flanagan, Andre Wisdom, Ryan Fulton, Lazar Markovic, Lloyd Jones, Sam Hart, Allan Rodrigues de Souza and Taiwo Awoniyi away from the club on their own respective contracts.
Jurgen Klopp did little to conceal his dislike of English football's loan system in the early weeks of his Liverpool reign.
Having arrived on Merseyside in October 2015, he was shocked to discover that as many as 17 players were out on loan when he took the role as manager.
For Klopp, a man steeped in the most time-honoured traditions of German football, having so many players on your books benefiting the fortunes of others was an alien concept.
A close focus on the development of players at Under-23 level was something that resonated more with the new Reds boss and it was no surprise to see him pitch up at the Kirkby Academy within days of him taking charge nearly four years ago.
"If they are very young then clubs in the past have sent them on loan and I don’t think it is the perfect situation," Klopp said. "It’s much better that we can work with them together on football at the highest level.
"It’s England so we have a lot of players in the squad. Nobody forces you to make a decision on them now so you can send them on loan and see what happens.
"I was not used to this because in Germany we don’t have the money for so many players. You have to make decisions – good enough, stay; not good enough, leave, sorry."
Calls were quickly made to have Ryan Kent, Sheyi Ojo, Kevin Stewart and Danny Ward all return from their respective loan spells before they were subsequently promoted to the first-team squad.
However, Klopp opted to leave Jon Flanagan, Andre Wisdom, Ryan Fulton, Lazar Markovic, Lloyd Jones, Sam Hart, Allan Rodrigues de Souza and Taiwo Awoniyi away from the club on their own respective contracts.
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