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'Coach's dream' Takumi Minamino joins Monaco from Liverpool in £15.5m deal after a fruitful two-and-a-half years at Anfield for the Japan international

Liverpool's Takumi Minamino has joined Monaco in a deal worth £15.5m.

The Japan international scored 14 goals in 55 appearances for the Reds and won all three of English football's major trophies.

He also spent half of the 2020/21 season on loan at Southampton, scoring twice in 11 games.

Minamino boasted an impressive trophy haul before arriving at Anfield after winning six consecutive Austrian League titles with RB Salzburg.

The 27-year-old was a favourite of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who described him as a 'coach's dream' and 'a person who helps set out standards.