Jolly Jurgen has confused me a little with his latest city dig, when asked about signing a new centre back:
"There might be some clubs with no financial problems.
"But this club was, and always will be with these owners, very responsible with the things we do."
So, is having no financial problems the sign of a badly run, irresponsible club nowadays? Is hacking a rivals' scouting database actually something you do if you are being responsible? But their latest accounts suggest Liverpool were £12m in debt to the bank and £79m in debt in form of a Fenway Sports Group loan? Sure, they'll have improved due to prize money but maybe Corona has a say too for less 'robust' clubs, however responsible?
And on that subject, is there not even the hint of irony, or self reflection, at moaning about a rival possibly having owner funded sponsorship deals, when they themselves have taken multi million pound loans out from their owners sports group? Maybe we should have done that, loaned billions from the Mansour Soccer Group? But something tells me that wouldn't infact be sustainable, or some may say, responsible.
He of course then goes on to say that he can't rule out buying a new defender. Presumably he's been sniffing too much gluwein over Christmas.