Hans-Joachim Watzke: 'Jurgen Klopp will not poach Borussia Dortmund stars'

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has insisted that former manager Jurgen Klopp will not attempt to lure any of the club's players to new side Liverpool without their consent.

Klopp, who was appointed by the Reds on Thursday, spent seven years at Dortmund between 2008 and 2015 and reportedly still has strong relationships with many members of the Bundesliga outfit.

It had been suggested that Klopp would try to take Marco Reus and Ilkay Gundogan to Anfield, but Watzke is confident that Dortmund's former coach would not approach any players without contacting his old side first.

"Jurgen would never do anything that would damage BVB's interests," Watzke told Bild. "I am 100 per cent certain about that. He would never approach any players behind our back.

"We are simply too close for things like that to happen. We have been through too much together."

Klopp has also insisted that he is not looking to his old club for new signings.