Jurgen Klopp names favorite thing about time at Liverpool with $10M signing 'one of the best'
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"Super interesting story, because signing Robbo taught me so much.READ MORE: Jeremy Jacquet explains Chelsea snub and names two stars who convinced him on Liverpool transferREAD MORE: Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Yan Diomande talks, Alisson latest, Bradley Barcola move"The thing is, you see a player and you don't know the man (or the boy, at that time, maybe)."You watch the videos and when you saw Robbo at Hull and you saw the potential offensively and you saw his weaknesses, he was involved in so many goals."That was the second time in my life — the [other] was Lukasz Piszczek — that I thought he was offensively that good, and the rest we can help him with."We had a chat in my house in Formby and we had a great talk. He really didn't speak a lot.Andy Robertson and Jurgen Klopp in May 2024.(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"I told him, 'I like everything you are doing offensively, but I don't think I like anything you are doing defensively.' So he agreed on working on that."While it took some time to adapt following his $10 million (£8 million) move, Robertson went on to be one of the best left-backs in Liverpool's history, winning every major honor in the club game during a decorated period."No one had real hopes of him being the best left-back in the world so that is a nice journey," Klopp said.
He is now captain of Scotland and to see him at the World Cup, I can't wait.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."That's the best thing about my time now: when I speak to the boys, or when I see them, I am so proud of what they have achieved.
I know where they came from, so I know the first day at Liverpool for some of them — or for most of them actually."I'm not sure what Robbo will do next season but having such an impact for such a long time makes you a really special player in the club's history. You hope, but you don't dare to dream that big."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCJurgen KloppAndy Robertson