Jurgen Klopp became a hero on Merseyside after winning the Premier League and Champions League as Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp is returning to Liverpool at the end of the month(Image: Caean Couto/Getty Images)
Jurgen Klopp is set to make a return to Anfield this month for a charity match against one of his other former clubs, Borussia Dortmund. Klopp will share managerial duties with Sir Kenny Dalglish during the March international break, as the Liverpool Legends face BVB.
The match is intended to raise funds for the LFC Foundation, a charity that holds a special place in the German’s heart. Since departing Anfield in 2024, Klopp has been occupied with his role as Red Bull’s head of global football and has been seen at various sporting events worldwide.
Liverpool didn’t let up in their quest for success after Klopp’s departure, with Arne Slot stepping in and winning the Premier League title in his debut season. However, the 2025/26 season has painted a different picture at Anfield.
A slump in league performance, coupled with some shaky results in Europe – despite the Reds advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals – and an early Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Crystal Palace have put the Dutchman under scrutiny.
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There have been calls at various times for Klopp to come back to the club to stabilise matters. While this seems highly improbable, the German hasn’t entirely dismissed the idea for the future.
Here, Mirror Football delves into the latest stories involving the legendary Liverpool figure and his comments on a potential Anfield comeback.
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Klopp’s return to Anfield
Klopp will be making a much-anticipated return to the Anfield dugout on March 28. He will solely oversee a charity fixture against Borussia Dortmund to raise funds for the LFC Foundation.
The Liverpool Legends will face Dortmund in a match featuring former club icons, Steven Gerrard and Sir Kenny Dalglish. Klopp continues to support the official charity as an honorary ambassador and will lead the Reds alongside Dalglish during the March international break.
The German will return this month(Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Speaking ahead of the match, the German said: “I’m really proud to be an Ambassador for the LFC Foundation. It means a lot to me, honestly.
“To be back at Anfield for the Legends game, alongside Sir Kenny and his team, playing against the BVB legends, that is something special. It’s going to be a very emotional and special day for me, for the LFC Foundation and for everyone involved. I can’t wait and I really hope to see you all there.”
Requirements for dugout comeback
Should Klopp return to management at some stage, he has specified that he would be seeking a club with football at the core of its ethos. This was the primary reason he originally joined Liverpool in 2015 after discussions with other teams that were more centred on the business side of the game.
Manchester United and Real Madrid are amongst the clubs to have shown interest in the German before he joined the Reds. Speaking in 2018 about how Liverpool persuaded him to make the switch to England, the 58-year-old said: “I love the history.
Could Klopp come back to the Anfield dugout?(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
“I really am a football romantic. I knew I probably can help. They maybe really need me, in this time. I know what I’m good at. 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. It is a football club. A football club. I had talks with other clubs and they didn’t sound like a football club. It sounded like marketing, image, you need to sign this, you need to sign that. And I thought, ‘Wow, that’s not the game I love.'”
After departing Anfield, Klopp has also made clear he wouldn’t take charge of another English club. Intriguingly, he hasn’t completely dismissed the possibility of returning to the Reds one day.
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. My love for this club, my respect for the people, is too big.
“I couldn’t. I couldn’t for a second think about it. There’s no chance. This is part of my life, we are part of the family, we feel at home here. There’s no chance to do that.”
When questioned again last year about whether he’d ever come back 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. So, yeah, theoretically it is possible.”
Wife’s thoughts on Liverpool decision
Klopp looks to wife Ulla for advice and support(Image: Gisela Schober/Getty Images)
Klopp looked to his wife, Ulla Sandrock, for advice on his decisions during his tenure at Liverpool and will likely seek her thoughts on any future career moves. The former Reds boss married Sandrock in 2005 while still managing Mainz, and they have sustained a strong partnership throughout his managerial career.
Indeed, Klopp’s wife was instrumental in persuading him to extend his contract with the club until 2026 back in 2022. Though he eventually departed earlier, Klopp said 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.'”
While Klopp ultimately left Liverpool, Sandrock’s involvement in the community left a significant mark – particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. She contributed a considerable donation to Formby Community Football Club during the 2020 lockdown.
It was additionally reported that Klopp’s wife distributed £1,000 worth of food vouchers to supermarket staff around the same period. This gesture was understood to be an appreciation for those who assisted her and a Waitrose employee expressed their gratitude.
They said: “This was an incredible thing to do. Typically, Ulla didn’t want to make a fuss, or receive any recognition, and just wanted people working in shops to get the recognition they deserve.”
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