Departing Liverpool goalkeeping coach Claudio Taffarel, the Brazilian legend who had a close relationship with Alisson Becker, has sent a heartfelt message after his exit from Arne Slot's coaching staff was confirmed.

On Wednesday, Liverpool said that Giovanni van Bronckhorst had been appointed as Slot’s new assistant, replacing John Heitinga, who has moved to Ajax.

And Xavi Valero was confirmed as returning to become head of first-team goalkeeper coaching, with Taffarel and Fabian Otte both moving on.

"So grateful and proud of the time working with Liverpool FC," Taffarel wrote on Instagram.

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Taffarel and Alisson formed a close bond at Liverpool, with the latter having been at the club since November 2021.

They also work together with the Brazilian national team.

"If they would also change Taffarel, they probably would have told Ali to find a new club basically," John Achterberg, the former Liverpool goalkeeping coach, said last summer, summing up that friendship.

"Personally, I have never been able to plan for the long term," Alisson said earlier this summer, via the Brazilian outlet O Globo.

Claudio Taffarel worked with Alisson at Liverpool.