"Yes, he will succeed in Ligue 1, I wish him all the best," Jurgen Klopp said of Takumi Minamino, as quoted by Liverpool's official website.
"We miss him, honestly. He is a fantastic player and he was a fantastic part of our squad.
"We should not forget that as an offensive player coming to Liverpool in a time when the settled front three were Mane, Firmino and Salah and the new signing was Diogo Jota, it is not like you have to be a bad player to not be in the first line-up.
"No, you have to be a world-class player to be around and be the next one coming on.
"Taki did incredibly well for us and I would have loved to keep him, but I understand 100 per cent he wants to play more often and more regularly. That’s absolutely right from his point of view, 100 per cent. We wish him all the best.
"We can easily say we would not have won one trophy if Taki Minamino had not been with us last year, he scored all the decisive goals to get us to the final.
"I know that he enjoyed his time at Liverpool but of course he wanted to play more, that’s why it made sense to move on and go to Monaco, which is a super club for him. I am really convinced he will do incredibly well."
Minamino left Liverpool earlier this summer, joining AS Monaco on a €15m move.
The Japanese spent two and a half years at Anfield, scoring 14 goals in 55 matches. He featured mostly in cups.
