'Oh my God!' - Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool dressing room reaction to £95 million transfers
Jurgen Klopp has revealed the Liverpool dressing room was left stunned by the summer arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
In need of a midfield overhaul after slumping to a fifth-place finish in the Premier League last term, the Reds moved quickly to seal a £35m deal for Mac Allister after outgoing sporting director Julian Ward had identified the cut-price release clause in the World Cup winner's contract at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Roughly three weeks later, Wards's successor, Jorg Schmadtke, directed a deal with his counterparts at Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and after a swift round of talks, initiated by Fabio Carvalho's move in the other direction, Liverpool agreed to pay the Hungarian's £60m release clause.
The £95m outlay came just weeks after the Reds waved goodbye to midfield trio Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner and Naby Keita at the end of the season, with all three players leaving as free agents after the expiry of their Anfield deals.
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Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, the Liverpool boss delivered a glowing assessment of his latest two additions and also recalled how excited members of the playing staff were with their swift arrivals.
"Very happy!" said Klopp, giving his thoughts on the duo's first days as Liverpool players. "Two very good players. I was immediately thinking about nicknames and I thought it would be great nickname for Alexis... Gary [McAllister]! He plays pretty good football, obviously, the same as Dom.
"I was pretty clear in the moment we signed them, the public reception was pretty good, internally it was
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