JURGEN KLOPP joked he needed a LAWYER before he could comment on Chelsea’s excessive transfer spending.
The Blues have paid out over £600MILLION under new billionaire owner Todd Boehly, who took charge of the club in May.
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In just the winter window alone, Chelsea signed seven new players, costing £323m, including mega-deals for Mykhailo Mudryk and Enzo Fernandez.
Klopp has bemoaned the spending of his rivals before but remained tighter lipped as he broke his silence on Chelsea’s recent business.
He said: “I say nothing without my lawyer. I don’t understand this part of the business but it’s a big number.
“They are all really good players so congratulations. I don’t understand how it’s possible, but it’s not for me to explain how it works.”
Boehly, who replaced Roman Abramovich in a £4.25bn takeover, has signed 17 players since his arrival.
Of the seven in January was Premier League-record £107m deal for World Cup winner Fernandez.
It eclipsed the £100m Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola paid to sign Jack Grealish in 2021.
But Guardiola voiced his confusion at Chelsea’s ability to splash the cash in the market.
He said: “None of my business. It’s a surprise because it’s not a state club.
“We won 11 titles in the last five years being one of the five or six net spend teams in the league.”
Asked how people would react if City spent the same, Guardiola responded: “I know what would happen.
“What I said, being the last fifth or sixth in the Premier League being net spending, we won 11 trophies – four Premier Leagues in five years.
“What Chelsea have done is none of my business. We know what we are working to.
“What Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, United, without good players you have to spend. Now the market is wow.
“What they do is not my business. There are regulations, I don’t forget, eight or nine teams send a letter to be banned. We are the fifth team in net spend.”
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