Roberto Firmino's move to Liverpool last summer surprised Jurgen Klopp.

The former Borussia Dortmund manager saw the Brazilian first-hand during his time in the Bundesliga at Hoffenheim.

The fact that the Reds, when Brendan Rodgers was in charge, paid just £29million for Firmino is a great piece of business according to current Anfield boss Klopp.

"When I left Dortmund, I didn't speak to anyone to offer advice, about Firmino or anyone else," he said.

"Nobody asked me about him, but yes, he was a player I thought was one of the best in the Bundesliga.

"So when I saw that Liverpool had signed him I thought, 'How could Liverpool do this?' They were not in their 100 per cent best moment and other clubs would have spent more on him, so I thought, immediately, 'What a good transfer for them'.

"When I heard about it I thought they had made a good signing, because I felt I pretty sure clubs would have paid a lot more for him."