JUR BACK Jurgen Klopp set for shock return to dugout just months after quitting as Liverpool boss

JURGEN KLOPP will make a shock return to football management next month.

Posted Saturday, August 17, 2024 by Thesun.co.uk

The former Liverpool boss announced he was taking a break from football after leaving the Reds at the end of last season, however, he has since hinted at his full retirement from the beautiful game.

JUR BACK Jurgen Klopp set for shock return to dugout just months after quitting as Liverpool boss
And they've managed to get Jurgen Klopp to take a break from his retirement Credit: bvb09 Instagram

JUR BACK Jurgen Klopp set for shock return to dugout just months after quitting as Liverpool boss
Klopp will boss a game for the first time since leaving Liverpool Credit: bvb09 Instagram

However, on September 7 Klopp will make a surprise return to the dugout.

This comes as he takes charge of old club Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.

Klopp will take charge in a one-off farewell match for Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski.

The 57-year-old managed both during his time with the Bundesliga outfit.

In a video posted on Instagram by the Black and Yellow's, Piszczek and Blaszczykowski were shown chatting about their plans for the game.

Piszczek says: "We need a coach and I have an idea, we'll call the retired coach."

The video then switches to Klopp picking up a video call while wearing black sunglasses and a white T-shirt.

He then says: "You finally have your farewell game. Oh my god. And you want to train before the game. Are you stupid?"

The pair burst out laughing before asking which team he will take charge of.

To which Klopp replies: "I couldn't care less. I do it like I used to, I start thinking about it five minutes beforehand.

"Is the game sold out? I’d buy a ticket if I wasn’t coming anyway!"

Klopp won two league titles with the club, as well as the DFB-Pokal and two DFL-Supercups.

At Liverpool he achieved even more, landing the Premier League, an FA Cup, the Champions League, Europa League, Uefa Super Cup and two Carabao Cups.

In his emotional video announcing he was leaving Liverpool, Klopp said he was "running out of energy".

Klopp has been linked with a number of roles since leaving the Reds, including links to the England national team and being offered the USA job, but has turned them down.

Reacting to job speculation in July, Klopp said: "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’."