Days after Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp claimed Guardiola operates in “fantasia land” at City when it comes to transfer activity, the Catalan coach has hit back claiming the German was wrong in his assessment.
Guardiola rejected the notion that Liverpool cannot compete with the Premier League champions financially although the Reds have been relatively quiet in the summer window in terms of bringing new players Anfield so far.
After City shelled out a club-record £62.8 million Rodri earlier this month, Klopp defended Liverpool’s lack of activity in the market by claiming that only City, Paris Saint Germain, Real Madrid and Barcelona can “constantly” bring in the world’s biggest names.
The war of words are ahead of their sides’ clash at Wembley on Sunday in the Community Shield, with City coach dismissing Klopp’s comments as “not true” before insisting that he “cannot spend £200m every season” at the Etihad.
“It bothers me because it’s not true that we spend hundreds of millions every transfer window,” Guardiola said at a press conference on Friday.
“It’s Liverpool, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. It’s not a small team. It’s Liverpool. Of course, I don’t like it because it’s not true. Last season we spent £17m — one seven — on just one player.
“We cannot spend £200m every season. That is the reality. Other managers can say what they say but I can only say that is not true,” he added.
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