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Jurgen Klopp's return to Liverpool, job demands and wife's opinion on career

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I can't wait and I really hope to see you all there."Demands outlinedShould Klopp return to management at any stage, he has made clear that he would be seeking 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. And I thought, 'Wow, that's not the game I love.'"Since departing Anfield, Klopp has additionally confirmed he would never take charge of another English club.

There's no chance to do that."When questioned again last year about whether he might ever return to Liverpool, Klopp responded: "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.'"Although Klopp did eventually depart Liverpool, Sandrock's involvement in the local community had a profound effect - particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.