Jurgen Klopp thanked by LeBron James as the Lakers star and Liverpool minority owner pays tribute after the coach’s shock decision to stand down: ‘You’ll never be forgotten’
LeBron James has paid tribute to Jurgen Klopp, with the Liverpool manager surprisingly announcing he will leave the Premier League team at the end of the season.
Lakers star James owns a minority stake in the team and headed to X on Friday to join the millions of Liverpool fans paying tribute to Klopp.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND MORE!!’ James wrote. ‘You are a great manager and you will never be forgotten and most importantly YOU NEVER WALK ALONE!! The Reds will miss you!!”
Klopp stunned the sporting world with Friday’s announcement, which brought the curtain down on his time at Liverpool after nine seasons.
“I can understand that it is a shock for many people at the moment, when you hear it for the first time, but of course I can explain it – or at least try to explain it,” Klopp began.
‘I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But the fact that I am still making this decision shows that I am convinced that this is the decision I have to make.
‘It’s that, how should I put it, I have no energy anymore. I don’t have a problem with it now, of course I knew for some time that I would have to announce it at some point, but I’m doing absolutely fine now. I know I can’t do the work again and again and again and again.
‘After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect for you grew, the love for you grew and the least I owe you is the truth – and that’s the truth. truth.’
MORE TO FOLLOW