Jurgen Klopp lifts lid on Andy Robertson meeting before Liverpool transfer decision
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesJurgen KloppJurgen Klopp has lifted the lid on a meeting he had with Andy Robertson before he made his Liverpool transfer decision ahead of the Scotland captain moving on this weekendAndy Robertson and Jurgen Klopp in May 2024(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp says he spoke with Andy Robertson at his house before he made the move from Hull in 2017 — with the left-back leaving as a Reds legend nine years on.Roberton came in for a fee of around $10 million (£8 million) and though he took some time to adapt at Anfield, he quickly showed what he was capable of when Klopp gave him a sustained run of games, taking over from Alberto Moreno."You are one of the world's best left-backs," Klopp said in a farewell video put together by Sky Sports. From that point, in my living room, to that statement today, wow... that is a big one.READ MORE: Harvey Elliott immediately mocks Aston Villa transfer after Europa League successREAD MORE: Arne Slot press conference LIVE: Mohamed Salah reaction, Liverpool transfer news and rumors"He came into my house and yeah, we were talking about expectations and about dreams, and about where you are coming from and where you want to go and what you want to achieve in the future."I told you what I expect from you.
I told you what you are already good at and what you have to improve, and we agreed that if you learned the defending, then I would help you with the rest!"Robertson has done various interviews in the last few days ahead of his final game for Liverpool.Andy Robertson will bring his Liverpool career to an end this weekend(Image: Getty Images)Speaking to Ian Wright for The Overlap, he outlined a few reasons for this season being tougher than expected, opening up on the disruption to last season's pre-season and the impact of the tragic loss of Diogo Jota."We had a lot of change and obviously we lost seven or eight players and brought in five or six, which takes some time to gel," Robertson said."They had to get used to us, and we had to get used to them. There is no hiding away from that, and it is not what we expected from the high of last season."We wanted then to push on and we all have to look at ourselves for that.
It has been frustrating for different reasons.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. It's important that we get Champions League football; that is a must."I hope then next season they can rebuild and the performance levels can go up and they can be up there competing again, because that is where they have to be."Liverpool.com says: Robertson will be a huge miss for the Reds.