Klopp has hailed Jordan Henderson's Liverpool career as "special" and believes the midfielder should be excited by his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq.
Henderson's switch to the Gulf state sees him reunited with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard
Klopp described Henderson's departure as "sad" and "absolutely strange" but thanked his former captain for his role in returning trophies to Anfield.
Klopp
"In the moment, it is absolutely fine but it was already ongoing for a while now, so we had time to adapt to it and get used to it,"
"It is football, it is life, it is normal, these kind of things happen.
"On Monday when we arrived back in Liverpool, Hendo was waiting for us to say goodbye properly to the team and to the coaching staff as well, so that was a really nice gesture - a really nice thing to do. I know it was a really, really tough decision for Hendo and I was around or with him all the way.
"It's sad, absolutely strange, because he is the only captain I had here at Liverpool, but I think it is exciting for him as well. We will miss him, without a shadow of a doubt, that's clear - as a man and as a player. But, as I said, that's football."
Klopp added:
"Hendo is a really good package, a really good package,"
"There is the physical part, but there is the super-technical part. He is technically really, really good. Which sometimes players, because of the role they see themselves on the pitch, this fighter and stuff like this, don't always show."
"You cannot have this amount of Premier League games, you cannot be captain of Liverpool, you cannot play in the most important games in the world if you are technically not on a super-high level - and he is.
"Right foot, left foot really good. Tactically he improved the most since we are here, had to play different positions, did that really well. Even played centre-half for us. Had to play No.6, I thought he played a few outstanding games on six."
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