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Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool return confirmed as wife made thoughts on decision clear

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I can't wait and I really hope to see you all there."Demands outlinedShould Klopp make a return to management at any stage, he has made clear that he would seek a club with football at the core of its ethos. When they told me about the problems they had I thought, 'OK, yeah, I am probably the really right manager for that club'."They took me like I am, they didn't ask me to do anything else, so I could focus from the first day completely on football.



I had talks with other clubs and they didn't sound like a football club. Intriguingly, however, he didn't entirely dismiss a potential return to the Reds in the future.Speaking in 2024, he added: "What I know definitely – I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100 per cent."That's not possible.

There's no chance to do that."When questioned last year if he would ever return to Liverpool, Klopp said: "I said I will never coach a different team in England so that means, if [I did return], then it's Liverpool. Despite his premature departure, Klopp stated at the time: "The most important contract I signed in my life was the one with Ulla."And that's why it started again, because actually we sat at the kitchen table and Ulla said, 'I can't see us leaving in 2024.' I said, 'What?' That's how it all started and when that started I thought, 'Let's have a think.'"Ulla almost convinced Klopp to stay in the first place(Image: Gisela Schober/Getty Images)Although Klopp did eventually part ways with Liverpool, Sandrock's involvement in the local community had a significant impact - particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.