Jurgen Klopp is a man of his word.
The Liverpool manager said he wouldn’t be pursuing big-name players this summer, and days later he signs the captain of Estonia.
Ragnar Klavan is set to join the club from Bundesliga side Augsburg for £4.2m.
#LFC closing in on a £4.2million deal to sign FC Augsburg defender Ragnar Klavan this week
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) July 17, 2016
Liverpool to sign Ragnar klavan from Augsburg as defensive cover this week. 30-year-old cb. £4m-ish
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) July 17, 2016
The 30-year-old played twice against Liverpool last season in the Europa League, and had been at Augsburg for the past four years, making 140 appearances.
Klavan, who has 108 caps for Estonia, is reportedly being bought as defensive cover, and will be used on the left-hand side of central defence.
Klopp already has Dejan Lovren, Mamadou Sakho, Joel Matip, and Joe Gomez to play in central defence. However, Gomez and Sakho look set to miss the start of the new season with Achilles problems.
Klavan appears to be filling the void left by Kolo Toure’s departure, but we doubt he’ll be as hilarious.
The 30-year-old will reportedly sign a two year deal, with the option of another 12 months, and the deal should be completed within the next few days.
