Jurgen Klopp sent Ragnar Klavan a selfie to prove that trying to sign him wasn't a hoax

By James Kilpatrick
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In the summer of 2016, Klavan needed confirmation that he was receiving a genuine offer from Liverpool. He got it...

Ragnar Klavan Jurgen Klopp

Klavan joined Liverpool for a reported fee of £4.2m from Augsburg, and has so far made 34 appearances under Klopp. 

Before signing at Anfield in summer 2016, Klavan received a text from the German asking him to join – but the suspicious centre-back, smelling a prank, questioned its authenticity.

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James Kilpatrick