I couldn't believe Liverpool wanted to sign me - Jurgen Klopp sent a selfie to prove it

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“It’s really amazing and great to come back here.“I think, if I’m not wrong, then maybe I’m Jurgen’s first legend? After all, as Klavan said himself, it feels like only yesterday when he was turning out for the Reds.Granted, he was 31 when making his move to Anfield.

The Estonian couldn’t believe it as he put pen to paper, and reveals he initially thought he was being pranked when first holding talks with Klopp.“I didn’t think I would be a Liverpool player, no,” he admitted. “I think it all happened because before Liverpool I was playing in the Bundesliga and Jurgen and his coaching staff had seen me for a few years.“When I heard about the interest from Liverpool and then when the deal was done, it is a feeling that I cannot describe.

They were even more hungry the next year.”Klavan’s move to Cagliari meant he missed out on the Champions League win 2019, along with all the other silverware that followed as the Reds won every major honour and were crowned champions of England, Europe and the world.Reflecting on his decision to leave Liverpool, he insists it was the right move for him at the time as he shared his delight at what his former team-mates went on to achieve.“There were different reasons for why I left,” he said. They did and they did really well.”While Klavan’s Liverpool career might have lasted just two seasons, he played alongside many great players with a number of them going on to play crucial roles for Klopp before his own exit in 2024.Yet it was one man who also departed on the eve of such success that was the standout for Klavan - Philippe Coutinho.“There are so many names to choose from, but I still remember Coutinho’s year when he was really, really on fire,” he recalled.