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Peter Krawietz: Liverpool Boss Jurgen Klopp Won't Spend for 'Sake of Spending'

Liverpool assistant manager Peter Krawietz has said club chief Jurgen Klopp won't "spend for the sake of spending" after the club has invested only £1.3 million in transfers so far this summer.

The Reds spent around £160 million on new players last summer—one of whom was £66.8 million goalkeeper Alisson—and bought Virgil van Dijk for £75 million from Southampton in January 2018.

Krawietz—who has served as Klopp's assistant at Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool—told The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein (h/t MailOnline's Sam McEvoy) the boss won't spend big unless he feels it's necessary:

"This is not a PlayStation game.