Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has explained why the club signed Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich on Deadline Day.
The Reds confirmed the arrival of the Netherlands international in the final hours of the transfer window in a deal reportedly worth €40million.
The 21-year-old became the fourth player to join the Reds' squad in the transfer window after Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo.
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While he was not a regular at the Bavarians last season, Klopp feels the Dutch midfielder is perfectly suited for their style of play.
"Really happy to bring him in because he's an exceptional talent. Everybody knows that. He is 21, played over 100 games for Ajax already. Had a, I wouldn't even say difficult season at Bayern because in that age group it's completely normal; you go into a world-class team and he had his minutes and stuff like this.
"But how Thomas Tuchel said today in the press conference in Munich I think, the position he is best at, they don't really have in their system. We have that – that's good. We have a lot of games to play. We will see how long he needs now because I don't know, we need to have a look at that. He had a full pre-season, that's good.
"The medical was as clear as it can be pretty much, looks really fit. That's all positive. Unfortunately we have now an international break and cannot work directly together, he is I think with the U21s for Holland.
"But when he is back we start it. Very excited about it. He is a smart boy. When I talked to him I realised that pretty quickly. And he loves to be here, it's a good thing as well."
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