Jurgen Klopp has already hinted at a possible future return to Liverpool ahead of his confirmed one-off comeback to the Anfield dugout.
Liverpool have announced that Klopp will act as Sir Kenny Dalglish’s assistant coach when the Liverpool Legends face Borussia Dortmund in a charity match for the LFC Foundation on March 28. Steven Gerrard will captain the Reds, with all proceeds going to the club’s official charity.
The fixture will mark Klopp’s first return to Anfield since leaving Liverpool in the summer of 2024. He remains an honorary ambassador of the LFC Foundation and is now Red Bull’s global Head of Soccer.
While his appearance is limited to a single match, Klopp has previously left the door open to a longer-term return. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast last year, he said:
“I said I will never coach a different team in England so that means, if [I did return], then it’s Liverpool.”
Asked if a comeback was possible, he added:
“Theoretically, it’s possible.”
However, Klopp has also stressed he is unlikely to return as a manager. Explaining his decision to step away from coaching, he told Welt:
“I don’t want it [to be a manager] anymore. I now have a job that fulfils me and is also intense.”
“My wife, for example, is totally happy with it because we can plan things much better that we couldn’t plan before.”
“I’ve coached 1081 games, and that’s not including the friendly matches. If we add those from 23 years, we might come to 1200.”
“Then the press conferences, the media appointments. I always just reacted. And in Liverpool there were also the tasks as manager. That was a lot, a lot.”
