Roberto Firminho was a £29million bargain according to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp who was stunned he wasn’t snapped up by a bigger club

JURGEN KLOPP reckons the £29million Liverpool paid for Roberto Firmino was as absolute steal.

The Reds signed the Brazilian, 25, from Hoffenheim in June 2015.

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Ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp arrived at Anfield four months later but already knew the forward from his time in the German Bundesliga.

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The 25-year-old scored 10 Premier League goals in his debut season and has already bagged five this campaign.

He is also one third of the phenomenal trio – made up of Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho – that has made the Kop side look genuine title contenders this season.

Klopp said:  “When I left Dortmund that May I deleted all my phone numbers.

“I didn’t speak to anyone to offer advice, about Firmino or anyone else.

“Nobody asked about him but he was a player I thought was one of the best in the Bundesliga.

“When I saw Liverpool signed him I thought, ‘How could Liverpool do this?’.

“They were not in their best moment and other clubs would have spent more on him — I felt sure clubs would have paid a lot more for him.”