Ozan Kabak opens up on his 'dream move' to Liverpool

Ozan Kabak joined Liverpool on loan on the final day of the January transfer window. The move is a dream come true for the defender.

Ozan Kabak has spoken about his “dream” move to Liverpool while admitting his respect for Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk.

The defender joined the Reds on loan until the end of the season. The loan deal is inclusive of an £18m buy-option agreement with Schalke.

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Kabak has impressed individually for Schalke this term and is now set for a new challenge at Anfield.

In the midst of a defensive crisis, Klopp turned to the young defender as Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are all currently out injured.

Ben Davies has also been snapped up from Preston on a permanent transfer. However, Kabak is likely to be the one who will get more minutes in the heart of the Liverpool defence.

The 20-year-old is already eager to get to action at Liverpool.

Kabak told the club’s official website: “Liverpool was my childhood team. So I always wanted to come to this club, to play at this amazing stadium, in front of these amazing fans.”

“It’s a dream for me. Now the dream comes true.”

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Asked if he is relishing the prospect of working under Klopp, Kabak responded: “I’m looking forward to working with him. He’s one of the best coaches in the world. I have heard a lot of things about him from my ex-coach David Wagner – he told me a lot of things about him.

“Like I said, I’m looking forward to working with him, to take some things from him.”

Kabak is also looking to playing alongside Van Dijk who he describes as the best defender in the world.

“Virgil van Dijk is, I think, the best centre-back in the world at the moment. The last three or four years he was always on his best performance,” he said. “He’s strong, he’s good, he’s so fast, he’s clever. So that’s why I see him as an idol. I want to meet with him as soon as possible, to be honest.”

Kabak added on his personal goals with the Reds: “My target is to be a top player. I need to improve a lot. I have talent but I need to improve myself and to get some minutes, to make some games here. Then I want to be a top player, like the others.

“I think this team has a lot of top players, top talents, so I want to improve every training [session], every game and to be strong to help the team.”