Barcelona warned over Lionel Messi’s £271m release clause by Liverpool chief Jurgen Klopp
Reds chief's explosive comments on Neymar's incredible £198m move to PSG, which he believes has triggered a new era in football
JURGEN KLOPP has warned Barcelona Lionel Messi's £272million release clause is not enough.
La Liga regulations state all clubs must incude the buy-out in contracts, with clubs often choosing fees they believe are impossible.
But Paris Saint's Germain's £198m Neymar raid has ushered in a new era for transfers and nobody is safe.
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Klopp told DAZN: "It's pretty simple. Until now it was simply seen as impossible.
"Then there is the list, with the release-clauses for Barcelona. Leo Messi, €300m.
"In a period of just a month that suddenly sounds possible too. That used to be an outrageous amount.
"They just set that amount randomly. I mean who would pay €300m. And now it simply happened."
Ex-Dortmund boss Klopp believes he has a solution to what could be a growing issue - set a maximum fee to control the exaggerated market.
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He added: "I don't even know if this is right.
"No coach would demand such a thing. That's been decided on other levels and now he is a PSG player, obviously. A simple solution would be a rule.
"Where we want to go and where this should stop.
"The biggest clubs can decide on that, where they would want to set a limit. €150m or €550m or whatever and then no one would complain anymore.
"This is a topic now since it happened for the first time."
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