Jurgen Klopp explains what prompted Steven Caulker's Liverpool move

“We looked for a good header [of the ball] because that’s what we need.“

Jurgen Klopp explains what prompted Steven Caulker's Liverpool move

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s desire for Premier League experience in a centre-back led him to sign QPR’s Steven Caulker on loan.

The German had been linked with a host of names, including Neven Subotic at former club Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan’s Andrea Ranocchia – he is interested in Schalke’s Joel Matip, but only in the summer when he is out of contract – but plumped for a defender with knowledge of the British game.

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