Gary Neville Claims Club’s New Record Signing Would Not Have Been Signed By Klopp “In A Million Years”

Gary Neville Claims Club’s New Record Signing Would Not Have Been Signed By Klopp “In A Million Years”
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Gary Neville does not believe Chelsea’s club-record signing, Romelu Lukaku, would ever have been bought by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

The Sky Sports pundit thinks the Belgian international is a good fit for the Blues, but he does not have the right style of play or personality to have been a good addition for the Reds, Manchester City or Manchester United:

“Jurgen Klopp wouldn’t sign Lukaku in a million years. Neither would probably Pep Guardiola but Chelsea are the club that have had that type of striker. A Costa, a Drogba, a single point striker, that physical presence that wants to carry that line. They’ve had that in their armoury for 20 years. It suits Chelsea Football Club. He wouldn’t press from the front so he’d never suit Jurgen Klopp.”

“He would never suit Old Trafford. The fans up there need a personality up front. Cavani suits Old Trafford. I know he’s probably past his best years but he works a lot harder than Lukaku off the ball. I’m not saying he’s better – Lukaku will score 25 goals for Chelsea but he doesn’t suit United. He wouldn’t suit Liverpool.”

It’s probably fair to say that Klopp would have found a use for Lukaku, considering his excellent goalscoring record, but, as Neville rightly points out, he doesn’t particularly like target men.

The German got rid of Christian Benteke after just one season, despite him being a key signing for previous manager Brendan Rodgers. Instead, he focused on using a false nine with great success.

Lukaku is likely to be the missing piece of the jigsaw for Chelsea so, while he may never have been a target for Klopp, he is expected to help the Blues mount a strong title challenge this campaign.

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Gary Neville Claims Club’s New Record Signing Would Not Have Been Signed By Klopp “In A Million Years”

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