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Jurgen Klopp full of praise for Firmino

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‘Liverpool have signed best Bundesliga player’

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the club signed the best Bundesliga player in Roberto Firmino over the summer, and he believes he’ll show his best form sooner rather than later.

Question marks have already been raised over the Brazilian, with several questioning the £29million fee Brendan Rodgers coughed up to land him from Hoffenheim.

The 24-year-old has been hit with niggling injuries which have kept him out of action more the majority of his Anfield career so far, but Klopp is adamant that he won’t flop in the Premier League despite his slow start.

Klopp Defends Firmino

‘He’s a skilled player. I’d say a year ago for a few months for sure he was the best player in the Bundesliga,’ Klopp said.

‘From the first day everyone could see he can become a very, very good player… when I heard Liverpool took him, I thought ‘good choice’.

‘He needed time when he came in but… he’s strong with the ball, physically strong, fast in a good football way, gets his body between opponent and ball,’ the German added.

Klopp watched Firmino on a regular basis due to him managing Borussia Dortmund before he left in the summer.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt

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