Jurgen Klopp wished the transfer window had shut before season started amid Philippe Coutinho speculation
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has bemoaned the timing of the transfer window, as the Philippe Coutinho saga drags on.
The Reds have seen the start of their Premier League campaign overshadowed by the Brazilian's transfer request which he submitted ahead of their Watford game at the weekend.
With more than two weeks of the window remaining, Klopp is braced for further bids from cash-rich Barcelona, who want Coutinho to replace £199million-man Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month.
And speaking ahead of Liverpool's vital Champions League qualifier against German side Hoffenheim, Klopp admitted he wished the window was already shut.
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"It would’ve helped us this year," he said. "In general, it makes sense that when the season starts that the planning is over."
"But I also understand things take a little more time. The whole market changed. It’s good to be with the whole team in training. The best thing would be that this team stays together for five years, although I know saying that today sounds naive."
Klopp also have no updates regarding Coutinho.
"Nothing has changed in the last few days on either side (with Coutinho).
"He’s not available for us at the moment. That’s the main issue. He cannot play for Liverpool in this moment and that’s quite a blow for us.
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"We’ve known about it for a few days so we’ve prepared for the game without him."
Coutinho was not a part of the 22-man squad that travelled to Germany for Tuesday night's clash.