Following Rodgers' dismissal, it was announced on 8 October 2015 that Jürgen Klopp had agreed a three-year deal to manage the club. In his first press conference, Klopp stated his intention to bring trophies to the club within four years, and jokingly titled himself 'The Normal One' in a parody of José Mourinho's famous 'The Special One' comments from 2004. After Klopp's appointment, Liverpool reached the finals of the League Cup and UEFA Europa League, losing the former 3–1 in a penalty shootout after the match finished 1–1, and the latter 3–1 to Sevilla in Basel. In Liverpool's first full season under Klopp, they finished fourth. Another fourth-place finish followed the season after, and Klopp guided the side to the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, where they lost 3–1 to Real Madrid. Klopp subsequently made a number of high-profile signings, including centre-half Virgil van Dijk in January, for a reported fee of £75 million, a world record transfer fee for a defender. In the same transfer window, attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho was sold to Barcelona with a transfer fee of £105 million, which could rise to £142 million should various clauses be met. In the summer, the club signed midfielders Naby Keïta and Fabinho, forward Xherdan Shaqiri, and goalkeeper Alisson.