"Liverpool" coach Jurgen Klopp revealed that he always wanted to keep the most capable players and not sell them to other teams.
However, according to the strategist, the final word belonged to the club owners.
"If we receive an offer, I say 'no', but the executives say differently: 'Let's find out how much they are willing to pay.'
I say: 'I don't want to hear anything.'
But they receive an offer of 50 million pounds and the player leaves. That's how everything happens," Klopp said.
"I was in a similar situation with Borussia Dortmund team when Nuri Sahin was sold to a team in Madrid. They simply agreed and I had to respect that.
If Liverpool owners now said that they are not interested in any offers, then it would be clear that they want to invest in the club and have a better team, because we have our own goals and dreams."