Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed he barely watched footage of Dominic Solanke before he signed for the club.
The German says he watched snippets of the 20-year old while he was on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in 2015/16. Solanke spent the majority of last season on Chelsea's bench.
"The only thing I can say is the first time I heard that Dominic wants to come, I was really happy about that," Klopp said.
"But it was difficult to find footage about him. It was a long time since he played so it was hard.
"The only thing we could get was a little bit of him playing in Holland (on loan for Vitesse Arnhem) and a bit of under-20s or under-19s. That's not the best footage.
"Everyone in England knew him but I had no idea about him. I started to learn more and more and I trust the guys around us, the scouts, so I said: 'Let's do it.'
"I've seen a lot of skilled boys in my life and he looks like a nice project."