(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he was 'a little bit surprised' by Roberto Firmino's decision to leave the club at the end of the season but wants to end the Brazilian forward's eight-year Anfield career on a high.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Liverpool - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - February 25, 2023 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp reacts after the match REUTERS/David Klein
"Surprised? Yes, a little bit - it could go two ways and it went one. And I respect that a lot," Klopp told reporters on Friday."But it's completely normal in this kind of long relationship that we have and Bobby has with the club. "Sadio, Bobby and Mo together were for quite a while one of the best front three in world football," Klopp added.
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