With Jurgen Klopp having brought Liverpool to the top of European football, and with national honors on the horizon, here are the 11 best signatures made by the German manager since his arrival at the club, as voted by the international Laduma Soccer team!Premier League enthusiasts from all over the world are invited to book Premier League tickets from our online ticketing platform.
Liverpool followers can book Liverpool Tickets from our website on exclusively discounted prices.Since Klopp's arrival in Liverpool in 2015, no less than 23 recruits have taken their place on the field in the famous red jersey.
The Laduma International Soccer team, consisting of Editor David Kappel, Editor Daniel Mendes, Kurt Buckerfield and Liam Bekker each voted to determine which of these players ranks among the top 10 signatures of the German tactician at the club.After a vote count, Dutch international Virgil van Dijk reigned supreme over his peers, winning 37 points out of 40 possible.
The former Southampton star joined the Reds in January 2018 for £ 75 million (1.5 billion rands) and has been a juggernaut in the defense ever since.Van Dijk played a leading role in the triumphs of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, and his achievements were recognized by the 2018/19 Premier League season player and the UEFA male player.
Prize of the year, when he also narrowly missed the Ballon d'Or crown at Lionel Messi last year.The 28-year-old is followed by two-thirds of Liverpool's attacking triumvirate in the form of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, who each won 34 voting points each.
The former teamed up with Klopp in 2016 following a record-breaking transfer of £ 34 million (Rand 694 million) from the Saints, while the latter joined AS Roma a year later.Salah was the most prolific of the African pair on goal, with the Egyptian star scoring 91 goals in 144 appearances for the Reds and winning two Golden League Premier League awards.