Jurgen Klopp has dismissed "strange" rumours linking Gareth Bale with Liverpool.
Former Reds midfielder Paul Ince suggested the club should attempt to sign the Real Madrid star if they could afford.
But Klopp has laughed off those claims as ludicrous.
"These fantastic football players have some strange ideas," Klopp told Sky Sports.
"I respect them all so much, but they probably only say these things because somebody asked them.
"Bale is a Real Madrid player and if he leaves it will be outstandingly expensive and big wages.
"He is an outstanding player, I like him a lot but it is not about him. You have to create a team.
"A team is not a collection of the best individual players, they have to work together."
