Kai Havertz and Timo Werner are "great" players - Klopp admire compatriots

Liverpool German Head Coach Jurgen Klopp. Widely considered as one of the best managers in the world. Photo: JohnPowell/LiverpoolFC via Getty

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has described Bundesliga stars Timo Werner and Kai Havertz as "great" players, despite seemingly missing out on the opportunity to sign either of them this summer.


RB Leipzig striker Werner had been heavily linked with a move to Anfield, but Chelsea are now close to signing the Germany forward - although Leipzig's managing director has denied a deal has been completed.

And Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Havertz - another rising international star of interest to the Reds - is a target for Bayern Munich, with reports in Germany suggesting that will be his next destination.

Klopp confirmed his admiration for both of his compatriots, but explained that uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic complicated any hopes Liverpool had of signing them.

From Up: Kai Havertz and Timo Werner. Havertz is a German professional midfielder and winger, plays for German Bundesliga side Bayern Leverkusen. Bayern Leverkusen fell at home to League toppers Bayern Munich 2 - 4 on Saturday 6 June. Werner is a German professional striker and plays for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Both play for the German National Team. Photo of Havertz: ChristianVerheyen/BorussiaMoenchengladbach via Getty. Photo of Werner: Getty

"There are a lot of good players on this planet," Klopp told Sky Germany. "Timo Werner is a great player, Kai Havertz is a great player.

"Right time, opportunity - everything has to come together. Six, seven weeks ago, we didn't know if we could play again this year. If we hadn't played the second half of the season, we would have thought, 'OK, when can you really play football again?' And now it starts right away.

"We act as if everything is already settled. It's not settled. We use this little loophole we've been left to play football again. Everything else we have to see the moment it happens. We can't pretend now that everything's going to be fine in the future."