The agent of Real Madrid whiz Rodrygo Goes admits Jurgen Klopp was desperate to sign him for Liverpool.

Now 19, the winger has scored nine goals in 21 appearances since completing his £39million move from Santos last summer.

In a live YouTube video, Arcuri has revealed Klopp travelled to South America to speak to the talented teenager.

"When Rodrygo went to sign his first professional contract with Santos, aged 16, a Liverpool director called me saying that Klopp already knew the player, had seen the material, had already come to see Rodrygo personally.

"He had gone on YouTube, searched 'talents from Brazil', Rodrygo had appeared and he was very young. He came to Brazil, and liked him.

"They contacted me, the Liverpool director wanted him to be his first signing, Rodrygo. I went to England, sat in London, Liverpool have an office in London. I brought the proposal to Modesto (Roma Junior), then president of Santos.

"Modesto didn't accept. It turned out that Santos didn't want to sell Rodrygo and instead made the first professional contract. But it was Rodrygo's first official proposal, he was 16 and it was Liverpool."