Quick fix won’t do for Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would dip into the January transfer market if he could sign a player for his long-term plans but he will not look for a quick-fix to the lack of goals.

With Daniel Sturridge, Danny Ings and Divock Origi all injured the German has one fit out-and-out striker in Christian Benteke, who is struggling for confidence, and attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino who he currently prefers in a false nine role.

Chief executive Ian Ayre was in Orlando on Thursday to open negotiations with Shakhtar Donetsk regarding forward Alex Teixeira with the club tabling a £24.6m (€32.5m) bid.

The Ukrainians, who are competing in the Florida Cup, value the Brazilian closer to £40m (€53m) and further talks will continue but Ayre has already flown back having registered Liverpool’s interest.

Klopp would not speak about the 26-year-old, who has scored 22 goals in 15 league matches and three in six in the Champions League, but insists he has not altered his opinion on his plans for the January transfer window.

“I have nothing to say about this (Teixeira),” Klopp said ahead of today’s trip to Norwich. “The January window is not the best and if you are under pressure then everyone wants prices where you think ’Are they crazy?’

“If you take a new player now we have a day to the next game, four days to the next so it is not a perfect moment.

“We have to watch the market, to think about what makes sense for us now plus for the summer.

“If we find a solution which fits for both transfer windows, winter and summer, and a player could help us as quickly as possible then of course we would try.”

Steven Naismith could make his Norwich debut after his move from Everton.

He said: “It will be a tough game, one which we need to be ready for from the off, they have some great players, but at home especially Norwich have looked very strong in all their games, so I am looking forward to hopefully being involved in some way.”