Jurgen Klopp coached some of the biggest names in football, so who are the players he regrets not signing?
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he regrets not adding two key players to his squad during his 7-year spell at Borussia Dortmund.
Klopp managed Borussia Dortmund between 2008 and 2015 before he joined Liverpool in October 2015, taking over the reins from Brendan Rodgers.
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The German, in his near-decade reign at Anfield, won the Champions League and the Reds’ first Premier League title after a 30-year wait.
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The 57-year-old tactician also spearheaded the recruitment of top talents like Mo Salah, Van Dijk, Alisson, and Sadio Mané, all of whom played pivotal roles in helping Liverpool climb to the pinnacle of club football.
However, despite all these key players at Liverpool and Dortmund, Jurgen regrets not adding two marquee signings to his team.
Who are the two players Jurgen Klopp regrets not signing?
As reported by the Mirror, Klopp, while at a football community event in Cape Town, South Africa, stated that he had the opportunity to sign two important players who are now making waves in the Premier League while he was at Dortmund.
Who are the two players in question? – Tottenham Hotspurs captain Son Heung-min and Manchester City’s attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
He said: “I could’ve signed Son from Tottenham. At that time, he was at Hamburg. I don’t even remember why [the signing didn’t happen] and just facing him in the Premier League, I thought ‘My God, you dumb [for not signing him].’ It’s crazy.”
“Kevin De Bruyne was that close [Klopp places his fingers around 1cm apart]. Then he smashed us in the cup final with Wolfsburg, so that was a double minus.”
Both Son and De Bruyne have gone on to become Premier League legends at both Tottenham and Manchester City, respectively.
The German tactician who has now taken up the Global Sports Director role with the Red Bull Group, owners of Leipzig, Salzburg, and New York clubs, said he also missed out on Sadio Mané while he was Dortmund’s coach, but he did right his wrong and signed the Senegalese for Liverpool.
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However, Klopp is of the opinion that decisions should not be regretted as they were based on the available knowledge at the time.
“Though I don’t think it generally makes too much sense to regret stuff, but you did the best probably at the time, so deal with it,” he said.
Jurgen Klopp’s replacement at Liverpool, Arne Slot, is doing a fantastic job and is on the verge of leading the Reds to another Premier League triumph after opening a 15-point lead on closest rival Arsenal.
