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Liverpool have been big fans of the German Bundesliga over the years having bought plenty of talent from the division.

Given former manager Jurgen Klopp spent his whole career in German football prior to joining the Reds, it was perhaps no surprise that he often returned to his homeland to pilfer players.

But with Klopp now out of the picture, Liverpool look set to continue their fascination with signing German-based players.

Jeremie Frimpong is set to sign and with Liverpool looking into a bold move for Florian Wirtz, this trend is clearly not going away any time soon.

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Arriving with Karius was centre-back Ragnar Klavan, as Klopp raided his former division in his first summer as Liverpool manager.

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Joining as the first ever Estonian to play for the Reds, Klavan did a serviceable job as a back-up in a pre-Virgil van Dijk Liverpool defence.

While he was not the most gifted player, Klavan became a cult hero at Anfield and never let Liverpool down throughout his two years with the club.

LFC appearances: 53.

But the midfielder also helped the Reds to big trophies, starting in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup finals of 2022 and there’s an argument that had he began over a half-fit Thiago Alcantara in the Champions League final that same year, Liverpool would have won it.

LFC appearances: 129.

8 shirt vacated by Keita in 2023.

Immediately, Szoboszlai set about impressing the Anfield faithful, leading to suggestions the Hungarian could be ‘the new Steven Gerrard.’

Although those calls have since died down and Szoboszlai has struggled for true consistency in his game, the midfielder has still played an enormous part in an unexpected Premier League title win at Liverpool.

The 23-year-old was one of Liverpool’s absolute key players in winning the 2025 Premier League title and looks primed to be a starter for the Reds for years to come.

An assist in the Champions League final was probably his crowning moment, but Matip had many during a delightful, eight-year stay with the Reds.