Jurgen Klopp says there is no way Daniel Sturridge will be sold this summer, believing the striker is in the “best moment” after a number of injury-ridden seasons.
However, Klopp has said he held talks with the England international, but that the topic of his future was not a part of the conversation.
“Yes, we did [have that chat] and all was good,” Klopp said. “It was not a talk with him saying: ‘When can I go?’ or ‘where can I go?’. Not that talk, but about what we planned for this season.”
“Daniel is important, not could be, he is important,” Klopp added. “We decided not to take him to Leicester and that was again a kind of responsible decision.
“We would have taken him, but he would not have started. Maybe he would have had 10 minutes, 30 minutes or extra-time. But then we decided it was better for him to stay here and train twice because he can get better physically. Now he’s in the best moment. He’s always getting better because he can train all the time.
“We said we could take Dom Solanke, who could start, and have Ingsy [Danny Ings] on the bench.
“That was a good situation for the squad so Daniel was here with us and that was the only reason for it. We plan with Daniel.”
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