J. Klopp: about the players he overlooked during his career

2025-03-09 12:16 © AFP

Jurgen Klopp, the former architect of victories for Liverpool and Dortmund's Borussia, can boast excellent results and solid trophies won both in England and Germany.

However, the German has always been a maximalist and still remembers the missed opportunities in the player market, especially while working at the Bundesliga club.

I wanted to apologize to Borussia fans for not signing striker Sadio Mane at the time. I realized it was a mistake in England when we invited the African to the Liverpool team – he would have been significantly cheaper back then.

I could have signed Heung-min Son, who previously played for Hamburg. When I saw him playing in the Premier League, I thought, "My God, how foolish I was."

We were also one step away from shaking hands with Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian, while still representing Wolfsburg, dominated against us in the German Cup final.