Klopp thoughts on Arne Slot phone call as Liverpool spending issue outlined

Jurgen Klopp believes Arne Slot is set to inherit a world-class squad capable of challenging for the game's biggest honours, as the outgoing boss declared: "Liverpool 2.0 does not end with me."

And the Reds manager is happy to have a conversation with his successor ahead of a new era at Anfield that will now officially have Champions League football back on the agenda.

Liverpool reached an agreement with Feyenoord last week to speak to manager Slot, with the Dutchman now almost certain to come in as Klopp's successor under the job title of 'head coach' and the current manager is willing to be a sounding board for any talking points, but claimed he won't be reaching out to initiate a conversation.

"It's not my decision," Klopp said. "I am not in a position to give advice. When new people come in, if they want to know something they can call me, the whole world has my number unfortunately, so that means they will have it as well.

"We can speak about absolutely everything, I love talking about everything in this club. I love talking with each person, whatever, it's no problem. But it's not about me or up to me to be available to ask he or she. It's no problem, I will give whatever I know about whatever I will tell them about."

Klopp added: "[The manager will inherit] a fantastic squad. A fantastic squad. Four weeks ago it was all fine and we just had too many injuries. It was like: 'We could do this, we could do that, we need that.' Thank God it's not my job any more.

"That's exactly the thing I don't want to do any more. The people who decide in this club will be calm enough to make these decisions. They will all look at the information about the squad we have during the season. Age group is great, what's coming up from the