With Dominic Solanke set to face Liverpool for Bournemouth, Jurgen Klopp has praised his “completely proper” profession transfer that noticed him go away Anfield.
At 26 years outdated, Solanke is now one of the vital sought-after strikers within the Premier League, however his profession development hasn’t been linear.
Having received the Golden Ball on the 2017 Beneath-20 World Cup, Solanke moved from Chelsea to Liverpool however solely ended up making 27 appearances for the Reds, of which six have been begins.
He joined and left Liverpool underneath Klopp, and now the boss spoken extremely of his former participant, forward of their Premier League assembly on the Vitality Stadium.
“I’m so joyful for Dom, as a result of once we signed him we have been all so excited in regards to the expertise he’s, and [he] had a lot potential when he got here right here,” Klopp stated.
“I’m so joyful for him as a result of he’s a beautiful child, an actual expertise and an actual participant.
“He went the onerous means, making an attempt right here, realising possibly it’s a bit too early, then going to Bournemouth then doing all of it the best way is admittedly cool.”
Within the 2021/22 Championship season he scored 29 targets in 46 video games and, now, after acclimatising to the Premier League, he’s heading in the right direction for a 25-goal season, having already netted 13 occasions in all competitions, this marketing campaign.
Klopp tried to clarify the place issues went fallacious on Merseyside, saying: “It’s Liverpool and we had different good strikers as effectively.
“He was most likely at the moment not probably the most scientific but however the expertise was apparent. After which, how it’s typically, he made absolutely the proper resolution to go to Bournemouth.
“[He] went there by all totally different phases and, final 12 months, already scored sufficient targets and now he’s clearly up there with the best.
“I’m so joyful for him as a result of he’s a beautiful child, an actual expertise and an actual participant.”
He’ll face arguably his hardest opponents of the season on Sunday, with Ibrahima Konate and ex-teammate Virgil van Dijk making an attempt to thwart him.
Within the reverse league fixture, at Anfield in August, he arrange Antoine Semenyo’s purpose within the third minute, however in the end misplaced as Liverpool got here from behind to win 3-1.
