Liverpool have completed the signing of Newcastle midfielder Georginio
Wijnaldum for
a fee of £23 million, with another £2m available to the Magpies in
add-ons, and will wear the No.5 shirt next season.after the Netherlands international agreed a five-year deal at
Anfield. The Netherlands international agreed a five-year deal at
Anfield. The 25-year-old scored 11 goals in 38 league games during his
first season in England, although it was not enough to save Newcastle
from relegation to the Championship.
The former PSV man becomes the Reds’s sixth signing of
the summer following the arrivals of Joel Matip, Loris Karius, Sadio
Mane, Ragnar Klavan and Alex Manninger.
“I’m really excited because Liverpool is a big club with a great
history and it’s always a dream to play for as big a club as Liverpool,”
Wijnaldum told the club’s official website.
“Jurgen Klopp seems a great man – from the outside – because I don’t know how he works yet and I have to work with him.
“But I always love to watch him, his passion as a trainer, I like
how he enjoys the game. He gives something back to the group with his
passion so I look forward to working with him.”