Southampton hilariously troll Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp with brilliant Che Adams transfer reveal
SOUTHAMPTON hilariously trolled Liverpool in their video transfer reveal of Che Adams – by suggesting that Jurgen Kloop had already spied on their new signing.
The Reds have lured seven players away from St Mary’s in the past five years, including current Anfield heroes Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.
Adams is moving to Southampton in a £15million deal from Birmingham, where he scored 22 goals last season.
The forward was Ralph Hasenhuttl’s No1 summer target in a massive squad overhaul that is planned at St Mary’s this summer.
And the South Coast club announced their new signing in a hilarious animated video on Monday afternoon.
In the clip, Southampton boss is driving a train called “Ralph Express”, which eventually picks up Adams at Birmingham station.
But, as it emerges from a tunnel on the way to West Midlands, a plane carrying Liverpool gaffer Klopp suddenly appears behind it.
And the Reds coach is hilariously shown following the train, observing it through binoculars.
Saints have raised nearly £200m by flogging their stars to the Anfield side since 2014.
PFA Player of the Year Van Dijk joined Liverpool in January 2018 for £75m – a world record-breaking fee for a defender.
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And Mane, who scored 26 goals for Klopp’s men and won the Premier League Golden Boot trophy last season, moved to Anfield in a £30m deal in 2016.
Adams is set to replace Saints ace Charlie Austin, who wants to leave St Mary’s this summer.
Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Fulham and West Brom are all expected to bid for the former QPR striker, who is rated at £8m.