"He's a really, really good player", Klopp delighted with the Red's new signing Gakpo

officially announced that they have signed

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in a deal worth around £37 million on Wednesday.

Ahead of the game against Leicester City on Friday, Jurgen Klopp said Gakpo likely will make his debut against Wolves in the FA Cup on January 7.

"There might be a chance for him against Brentford but not really, I think,"

Klopp said in a press conference on Thursday.

"January 1 is a bank holiday, all the papers that need to be signed will have to be signed on the second by lunchtime, so I'm not too positive on that.

"We will not rush it, so he will probably be ready for Wolves."

Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Gakpo has scored 21 goals and provided 25 assists. No other player in Europe's top 10 leagues has tallied both 20+ goals and 20+ assists over the same period. The 23-year-old Gakpo also scored three times for the Netherlands at the World Cup.

"He's a really, really good player, so the package was very interesting,"

said Klopp.

"The potential he has and the quality he has shown already, in Holland and with the national team as well, makes him a really interesting player and that's why we were very interested to get him in.

"I'm really happy that we could do it, it's big for us and it's big for him as well. He's delighted about joining us, it's a great day."

Klopp also insisted that Gakpo's arrival has no influence on Firmino’s future and he wants to keep the Brazil international.

"Not for me. We have talked with Bobby, from my point of view I definitely want him to stay. It has no impact [for me]," he said.

"You'd have to ask him but from my point of view, no."

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