Former Liverpool sports chief Jorg Schmadtke says it was the right decision to leave.
Schmadtke insists staying while manager Jurgen Klopp was to depart would've been the wrong decision.
"I didn't observe [Klopp walking on water], but he has special abilities," Schmadtke told Die Zeit. "When he enters a room with four tired people sitting at the table, he recharges them. After a few minutes they are fit again and full of energy. It's quite amazing.
"He is an exception when it comes to signing new players. If a transfer is not possible, then he accepts it - and falls in love with another player. I really appreciated that, there aren't many coaches who can do that.
"This gift made our collaboration easier. Unlike the clubs in Germany, in Liverpool I was responsible for the transfers, but I mainly worked with Jurgen. I stopped everyone from knocking on his door. I no longer wanted to be part of the change process that began with the new coach."
Former Liverpool sports chief Jorg Schmadtke admits he underestimated Dominik Szoboszlai.
Schmadtke concedes he argued against paying so much for the Hungary midfielder last summer'.
He told Di Ziet, "It was only fair for me to vacate my chair in time. You have to make mistakes in order to get better. I could certainly have saved myself some public statements. [Some transfers cost] eight figures. Now in Liverpool there was someone who cost 70million (euros), Dominik Szoboszlai, who we brought from Leipzig.
"Then I said: 'It's too expensive'. From today's perspective, that was a misjudgment on my part. The boy was an important Liverpool player from day one.
"He performed better than I would have expected him to."