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Dominic Solanke said he had come to Liverpool “to make an impact” as he was officially unveiled as a Reds player on Monday.

The 19-year-old striker was speaking for the first time about his move from Chelsea where he declined to sign a new contract after finding his first team opportunities limited.

A tribunal will settle the fee for Solanke - recently named best player at the U20 World Cup - with Liverpool expecting to pay around £3m and Chelsea rather optimistically claiming £10m.

The Reading-born striker said watching the progress of other young players at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp had played a significant role in him choosing to move to the Reds, with a host of clubs after his signature after a stellar youth career that has included two Youth Cup victories and a UEFA Youth League in 2015.

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“Every time I see Liverpool there’s such a family nature, there’s a lot of young players doing well at the club, so I think it will be a good place for me to develop my career,” he told LFCTVGO.

“Anfield is an amazing stadium so I can’t wait to experience that. When you see it on TV you can get a bit of what the atmosphere’s like but to actually be there, I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like.

“As a young player you always want to see the club you’re at pushing young players through. I’m quite good friends with Joe Gomez , I’m known him since we were young and obviously Ovie (Ejaria) and Sheyi (Ojo) who were with us at the World Cup. We spoke a bit when we were away so I’m looking forward to enjoying it with them.

“Liverpool’s got a lot of good young players so hopefully everyone can play their part.”

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Solanke reflected with pride on winning the U20 World Cup and said it had boosted his confidence but still feels he has a point to prove at his new club.

“It feels amazing, everyone’s made me feel very welcome. even putting on the training top I was over the moon so hopefully I can put on the shirt in the near future and make some good history.

“The World Cup was a fantastic achievement out in Korea. We knew if we went out there and did well, we knew we had a good bunch of boys, so to win it was amazing.

“We’ve always done well. We won the U17 Euros and got to the final of the U19 Euros so we knew if we all played well and were all on our game, then we had a really good chance.

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“Winning that tournament can only help my confidence so I’m really looking forward to getting started.

“I didn’t really play much football last season so for me to get some minutes on the pitch and some game time was really good.”

Solanke’s efforts in Korea saw him awarded the Golden Ball for the tournament’s best player, something he is justifiably proud of.

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“It was amazing. When the final whistle went in the final I was so happy that we’d won it and as I was lining up to get the team trophy I was told I’d got the Golden Ball as well so my mood just took off again after that, so it was a good achievement.”

Often played behind the striker in Korea to facilitate the use of Everton’s Dominic Clavert-Lewin, Solanke reiterated that he sees his best position as a number nine himself.

“My favourite position would probably be the striker, number nine, but I can play behind the striker as a 10 or out wide so I think I’m quite versatile.”

He’s looking forward to getting to work with Jurgen Klopp and hoping to impress his new manager.

“(I’m) so excited. Every time I’m seen him so he’s always so enthusiastic and passionate so I think that’s what you need as a manager so I’m really looking forward to working with him. As a young player you just want to reach your full potential so to have good players around you and a good manager to help that will be really good.

“I just want to make an impact really. Hopefully when I get my opportunity I can take it and help the team.”