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LONDON. — Liverpool could lose manager Jurgen Klopp to one of their English Premiership soccer rivals if they do not match the German’s ambitions, says the club’s former managing director Christian Purslow.

Liverpool sold play-maker Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £146m over the weekend and Purslow feels the Reds must now use the proceeds from the Brazil international’s sale to strengthen their squad. If Liverpool do keep offloading their best players and do not bring in high-quality replacements, though, Purslow has warned his former club that they may risk losing their manager to one of their rivals.

“They (Manchester United) are shopping at Harrods — I do not know why he is making excuses by the way — Liverpool need to start shopping at Harrods rather than just selling the good ones,” said Purslow, who was MD at Anfield between 2009 and 2010. And I really believe Jurgen Klopp is absolutely A-list, he is the next manager for one of those bigger clubs if Liverpool do not fulfil his ambitions.” The two Manchester clubs and champions Chelsea have all spent big on player recruitment in recent times. — Sky Sports.