Klopp: Why Simon is the perfect 'keeper for us
Jürgen Klopp has expressed delight after Liverpool secured the services of Simon Mignolet for the foreseeable future by tying the goalkeeper down to a new long-term contract.
The 27-year-old, who joined the Reds from fellow Barclays Premier League outfit Sunderland in the summer of 2013, put pen to paper on a new deal with the club on Monday.
Klopp says offering fresh terms to the Belgian required little consideration given what he has seen of him since taking charge at Anfield in October.
And he is sure that Mignolet can provide solidity between the sticks for years to come thanks to his fastidious approach to personal development.
The manager told reporters: "There have been a lot of games since I’ve been here and Simon, as is normal for a goalkeeper, was involved in one or the other goals we’ve conceded.
"We’ve thought about it all and in the end it is the package [and] Simon Mignolet is for us perfect because he is a smart guy, young enough to develop in the things he has to develop and he gives us all, the whole team, a good feeling when he is in the starting line-up, so that is really important.
"We thought about in and in the end the result was that we are sure we want to work together with him for the next years, that’s why we offered him a new contract.
"He took it and now he is Liverpool FC player for the next few years. Hopefully I can think about the next contract too with him, then we would have had success.
"So that’s all - I am really satisfied with this position and now we can go on."