Transcript of Part of Ralph Krueger Interview

I have transcribed the posted part of Ralph Krueger's interview with Radio Solent found here.  It is obviously not the complete transcript but I not found the audio of the entire interview posted anywhere.  I have no idea why the font looks different.

Ralph Krueger:  We want to make a statement again about the importance of holding your core and about continuity and about creating synergies.  It is something that is no measurable in sports but if you can keep teams together at certain ages for a few years you have a chance to reach another level of potential.  Now we had 13 players going out in the last three summers.  19 coming in.  We needed to increase our depth.  We needed to make those transfers.  But this summer was clearly one of consolidation and continuity and of holding the core together and we make those statements prior to the transfer window opening and we confirmed those statements here again today that that is our goal.  You know one player out thus far J. Rodriguez on choice of both of United States  It was a win win and in with Mario Lemina and if you look at Jan Bednarek and I will say again we are not done yet with our transfers in.  If you look at that as a summer strategy that is a very very big statement to the world and Virgil is just a part of the plan.  It’s not a personal situation and again, just like every summer, the first of September let’s look at what happened, and we did make statements prior and let’s be judged after.

Q:  Ya. I gotta just to add to that.  The statement earlier in the summer, the statement of intent when you put your foot down with Liverpool as a club you showed strength and the supporters loved that.  They love the fact that you came out and went hang on a second, we stick up for ourselves here we are not having anyone walk over us and I have said even though that is the case if the club are better off selling van Dijk because they get the money and they can reinvest it with the manager or whatever then maybe the fans will have to bite the bullet and not blame the board.  Do you still say that the statement stands?  You are staying firm.  He is not going. 

Ralph Krueger:  Yes it is quite clear that we are not selling in this window and it’s been said many many times and we just need to keep saying the same thing I guess until the window closes and then everyone will see that that’s the plan and that’s how we are carrying it out and we are very confident and we’ve been very fair and we continue to look for the potential in each and every player.  We continue to look for situations that are right for all parties and we just believe this is the right way to go.  The strength of contracts put us into this position.  Players committing to us for a long time need to understand that there is there is loyalty and there is opportunity in that for both sides and we look forward to staying strong through this window.