Mamadou Sakho's pre-season has not gone to plan after he was sent back home from the tour of the United States by manager Jurgen Klopp.
Speaking on Wednesday evening, the Liverpool manager outlined exactly what had caused him to take the decision to send Sakho back on his own, noting that he had broken team rules on several occasions.
Klopp noted that Sakho was late for a flight, as had been previously rumoured, but that he was also late for a team meal and missed a training session.
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The German further said that the discussions over the incidents would take place when the rest of the team returns from their tour: "We have some rules and we have to respect them – if somebody gives me the feeling they are not respecting it I have to react."
However, he highlighted that there hadn't been a fight between the two, stating "we had no argument but I spoke. You cannot argue when only one person is speaking."
Despite reports suggesting that the player faces talks over his future or other serious repercussions, given that he has only recently returned to action after a provisional ban for an anti-doping violation, Klopp has stated that he would not be hitting the player with a fine.
"I am not interested in the money of the players," said Klopp, "actually not really often in my life I have had to fine anybody because I want that we learn together to do the thing that is right.
"Always it is the same with every group. I don’t like fining. Sometimes it’s funny, when the fine is bulls***. Come on, pay for it, that’s nice. But mistakes, fining never helps.
"It’s not because they care about money, it’s always ‘yeah in the moment it hurts but after a while not’. So I want them to do the things because they want to do it, that’s all."
Via The 42
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