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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp responds to Mino Raiola's 'piece of s**t' jibe
JURGEN KLOPP has shrugged off Mino Raiola's recent abusive comments regarding the treatment of former Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.
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Balotelli was not part of Klopp's plans this season and the Reds allowed him to leave on a free transfer to French side Nice last month.
The striker's agent Raiola has since launched a barrage of abuse at Klopp, calling him a 'piece of s**t' for his treatment of his client.
"For me, he didn't take into account that he was talking to a human being," Raiola said.
"Mario has been exemplary, he never complained about training alone. To say that it was wrong of Klopp would be an understatement, he was a piece of s**t about it."
Jurgen Klopp was called a 'piece of s**t' by super agent Mino Raiola
However, the former Borussia Dortmund boss has denied isolating Balotelli and simply brushed off Raiola's scathing comments.
It's a free world so he can say what he wants, no problem
"We did not isolate him [Balotelli]," Klopp said.
"That's part of the business I am not interested in.
"It's a free world so he can say what he wants, no problem."
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