Former Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has reportedly contacted the club’s hierarchy in the last hour with an impassioned plea to block any potential transfer of Ryan Gravenberch to Barcelona.
Sources close to the German say he warned new head coach Arne Slot that letting the 22-year-old Dutch midfielder leave would be “a mistake that could cost Liverpool another decade at the top.”
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Klopp is understood to have described Gravenberch as the most complete defensive-midfield talent he has worked with since Fabinho in his prime, insisting the player’s blend of power, vision, and ball-carrying ability is irreplaceable in the current squad. He reportedly told club officials that Barcelona, under Hansi Flick, would instantly become title favourites across Europe if they secured the youngster
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The intervention has stunned Anfield insiders, with some describing Klopp’s tone as the angriest they have heard since his emotional farewell last summer. Neither the club nor Klopp’s representatives have commented publicly, but talks over a possible January move are now believed to be on ice while the board weighs the warning from the man who delivered their first Premier League title in thirty years
