Liverpool boss Klopp coy on links to Schalke stars

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is examining all options ahead of the January transfer window but refused to be drawn on links to Schalke duo Joel Matip and Leroy Sane.

The Schalke pair have both been linked with moves to Anfield in January and are players former Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp knows well from his time in the Bundesliga.

While the German coach failed to rule out a move for Sane and Matip, he warned of inaccurate rumours from English media when it comes to transfer prospects.

"Are we interested in Sane and Matip? They are Schalke players, right? It is correct that we are looking at all options," Klopp told Bild.

"I do not have any plans to only bring in players from the Bundesliga. There is nothing wilder than transfer rumours in England.

"You can insist 10 times that you will not sign a new goalkeeper, yet the papers will write the next day that you are interested in signing a goalkeeper, or perhaps even two."