Jurgen Klopp responds to 'unhappy' Ronald Koeman after Ryan Gravenberch Liverpool decision
Jurgen Klopp says he can understand the Netherlands' frustration with Ryan Gravenberch over his decision to snub Under-21 duty in favour of settling on Merseyside during the international break.
But Klopp believes the call will ultimately stand to benefit both club and country as he talked up the talents of Liverpool's new £40m midfielder ahead of a potential debut at Wolves on Saturday.
After arriving from Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day two weeks ago, Gravenberch has remained in the North West arranging a number of off-the-field issues like housing while undergoing training sessions at the club's AXA Training Centre.
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Gravenberch's choice was questioned by both Dutch Under-21 boss Michael Reiziger and senior coach Ronald Koeman but Klopp says the versatile midfielder made the right call to ease himself into his new surroundings on Merseyside.
"We will see [if he's involved] but of course there's a benefit of that," Klopp said "A new player at a new club, he could sort everything on the private basis. If he had to do that this week we have games every three days so, let me say it like this, he knows where he will live. He has a car, he has everything around him. So of course there is a benefit to that.
"I can understand that the Dutch aren't happy, Michael Reiziger or Ronald Koeman are not happy, I can get that. But the boy is a footballer through and through. He wants to play football all the time and he used that break to fix a lot of things which we usually do in a proper rush, so he didn't have to do that. So from our point of view, it is good but he
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