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Coutinho reveals Klopp messaged him to tell him what he thought about his move to Bayern

Philippe Coutinho has revealed his former manager Jurgen Klopp fully supported his summer move to Bayern Munich.

The Brazilian playmaker was strongly linked with loan moves to Manchester United and Tottenham as he looked to reignite his career after his struggles at Barcelona.

But it was Bayern who stole a march on the negotiations and Coutinho revealed that Klopp messaged him to back the loan move to the Bundesliga giants.

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The Liverpool boss knows the German scene inside out having won the title with Borussia Dortmund in 2011 and 2012.