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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino aims a sly dig at Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool offered over £100m for Moises Caicedo despite the Reds boss slamming his spending rivals

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino took a swipe at Jurgen Klopp on Thursday after winning the bidding war for Moises Caicedo.

Klopp, who once vowed to leave his job if Liverpool ever offered over £100million for a player, backtracked on his previous remarks last week after the Reds tabled a £111m offer to Brighton for the Ecuador midfielder.

Caicedo instead chose to join Chelsea for a British record £115m and subsequently made his debut under Pochettino in Sunday's 3-1 defeat against West Ham.

Aiming a subtle dig at Klopp, Pochettino said ahead of Chelsea's clash with Luton at Stamford Bridge: ‘The future can change things.