Liverpool and Southampton legend Jimmy Case is delighted seeing Adam Lallana move to Anfield.
The former Saints captain signed for the Reds this week.
"I'm more than pleased Liverpool have bought him," Case told the Liverpool Echo.
"To be honest, I have always had a suspicion they may make a move for Lallana. He is a Brendan Rodgers type of player. I was speaking to people around Southampton a few years ago and even then I was saying it was a wonder nobody had come in to take Lallana when the club were in a lower division.
"Rickie Lambert was playing alongside him then, too.
"Lallana has always been a gifted boy. When he came from Bournemouth, even then there was a buzz about him. You knew he was a good player. I thought he would have left Southampton years ago. He has been their best player for a long, long time.
"He can play anywhere. Lallana is such a versatile player. Some of the skills he has on the ball, the way he receives it and controls it, are a real joy to watch.
"His creativity is excellent, but it is always within the framework of the team. He works hard and doesn't shirk responsibility. Liverpool are buying themselves a tremendously gifted forward player who, for me, is going to enhance the team."
