Dortmund chief reveals Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's transfer plans for former players

Hans-Joachim Watzke does not expect Jurgen Klopp to come back for his old Borussia Dortmund players

BORUSSIA DORTMUND chief executive officer Hans-Joachim Watzke believes Jurgen Klopp has no plans to raid his former club for their star players.

 

Klopp left Dortmund at the end of last season and was named Liverpool boss last week.

Although he has only been in the job for a matter of days, speculation as to the players he might bring in is already circulating.

Names mentioned so far are Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Neven Subotic - players Klopp worked with in Germany.

 

However, Watzke claims those reports are wide of the mark and is not expecting a raid from his former employee.

"Jurgen would never do anything that would damage BVB's interests," he told Bild am Sonntag.

"I am 100 per cent certain about that. He would never approach any players behind our back.

Marco Reus has been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool

"We are simply too close for things like that to happen. We have been through too much together."

Liverpool have not won the title since 1990, but Watzke is confident Klopp can guide them to silverware again.

"This is a great move for both Jurgen and for Liverpool. He can get them back to greatness. We don't even have to talk about that.

"I am convinced that he will be as successful at Liverpool as he was at Dortmund."