Liverpool have signed Newcastle star Georginio Wijnaldum

Georginio Wijnaldum, the latest signing of Klopp, discloses Tottenham and Everton’s offers and explains his move to Liverpool. The 25-year-old has agreed five-year contract with Liverpool after making the switch from Newcastle in the £25 million deal. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised the player. The 49-year-old stressed that the Dutchman’s versatility as a major plus point: “He’s a complete footballer”.

Recall that Tottenham and Everton were also tracking Wijnaldum this summer.The Netherlands international explained: “It was straight after the conversation I had with Jurgen Klopp that I had the feeling that I wanted to come to Liverpool. Of course Liverpool is a big club with a good history. Everyone knows that.”  Wijnaldum added: “But there had to be a match. He’s in charge and if a great trainer like him wants you then it gives you more confidence to come to a club like this. There was interest from Everton yes, but Liverpool had more interest.”



The player said: “Jurgen gave me a good feeling in that conversation. Straight after that I wanted to sign for Liverpool.” GET for FREE: Get the latest sports news on Naij Sports Speaking about the talks with Liverpool boss, he noted:  “In that conversation he made me feel really good. He gave me a lot of confidence because he said he liked my way of playing football. He said I was a person he really wanted to have in his squad. Something like that is always good to hear. It made me happy, especially as it came from such a great trainer like Jurgen Klopp.” The star concluded: “He showed how good he is at [Borussia] Dortmund with all the success he had. It’s always great when a trainer of that kind of ability says he needs you in his team.”