Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he was surprised that in-form striker Roberto Firmino joined the Reds for just £29 million from Hoffenheim in the summer of 2015.
 

The German tactician was out of management when the 25-year-old Brazilian arrived at Anfield but was aware of his devastating qualities from his time in the Bundesliga. In an interview with the Guardian, Klopp explained that; “The first thing I did when I left Dortmund, I took my phone and deleted all the numbers so I was not reachable. So I didn't speak to anyone to offer advice, about Firmino or anyone else. Nobody asked me about him but he was a player I thought was one of the best in the Bundesliga. So when I saw that Liverpool had signed him I thought, "How could Liverpool do this?"  

He went on to state that; “They were not in their 100% best moment and other clubs would have spent more on him, so I thought, immediately, what a good transfer for them. When I heard about it I thought they had made a good signing, because I felt pretty sure clubs would have paid a lot more for him.”
 

Firmino has scored five goals in 13 Premier League appearances this season.



Steve Mitchell @barafundler