Jurgen Klopp just can’t stay away from the sidelines. Fresh off his Liverpool exit, the legendary manager is making a surprise return to the dugout — not for a new club, but for a farewell match at Borussia Dortmund.
Yes, Klopp will be back at Signal Iduna Park, guiding Dortmund icons Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski in a one-off spectacle.
After officially handing over the reins to Arne Slot and being honoured by LFC Foundation, Klopp seems to be easing into “retirement” by… well, doing exactly what he’s always done. Old habits die hard, huh?
Klopp’s hilarious return stuns fans
“Kollega, we have a farewell game, do you know that?”
Piszczek begins,
“We need a coach and I have an idea, we’ll call the retired coach.”
Before the video call splits into three screens showing Klopp with black sunglasses on.
“You finally have your farewell game.”
Says the former Liverpool boss.
“Oh my god. And you want to train, are you stupid?”
When asked whether he would manage both teams or just one, Klopp left both Dortmund legends in laughter when he answered:
“I couldn’t care less.
“I do it like I used to, I start thinking about it five minutes beforehand.”
He added. The video was capped with: “Kloppo ist dabei,” which translates to ‘Kloppo is there’, relating to the exhibition in Dortmund for the Der BVB stars.
Throughout the summer, as various managerial positions became available, the former Liverpool boss found himself linked to several high-profile roles, including the England manager job once Gareth Southgate steps down.
In the words of Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp had to address the growing speculation about him being connected to various positions worldwide. At the end of July, he commented:
“At the moment, there is nothing at all in terms of jobs. No club, no country.
“A few people must not have heard this part. And it would be the biggest loss of face in the history of football if you said, ‘I’ll make an exception for you now’.
“I’m going to do some work. I’m too young to only do padel tennis and grandchildren. Will that be coach again? I would actually rule that out at the moment. Let’s see what it will look like in a few months. Nothing is coming through at the moment.
“Maybe we can talk about it again in a few months. I still want to work in football and help people with my experience and contacts. Let’s see what else there is for me.”
Slot’s bold promise for debut
Liverpool begin their Premier League campaign on Saturday at 12:30 pm, travelling to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town. The Tractor Boys are returning to the top flight after 22 years.
Unlike Klopp, who drew his first match against Tottenham Hotspur, new manager Arne Slot will be aiming for a winning start. Speaking in his first pre-Premier League press conference, the Dutchman said:
“For me the pre-season games meant something as it was important to prepare the team for the Premier League.
“Now we start against a promoted team who have done so well under their manager so now we get ready. It’s not harder than preparing for a team who were in the Premier League for 22 years, we have seen their games from last season and pre-season.
“It is true a newly-promoted club has a lot of positivity but everyone has told every game in PL is intense and that is what we expect tomorrow as well. A promoted team who only has had positives, they are looking forward to it, but so are we.”
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