Fans have to be informed by a Champions League team that they have not employed former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
After leading Liverpool to a title challenge the previous season, Klopp declared his retirement from management duties.
The former Liverpool manager, has been linked with several managerial jobs in Europe but he declined.
Recently, during a major European club’s training session, a staff member who looks exactly like Klopp was spotted in attendance.
The individual, Shakhtar Donetsk’s masseuse Igor Grskovic caught the attention of fans due to his striking resemblance to Klopp, leading them to believe the club had appointed the former Liverpool manager.
Club denies hiring Jurgen Klopp
Shakhtar Donetsk, however, have denied contacting Klopp, or appointing him as their next manager. The Ukranian League champions who will play in this season’s Champions League group stage, corrected such notion on their account on X, informing fans that Grskovic is their physiotherapist and not Jurgen Klopp, as many had thought.
😅No, it’s not Jurgen Klopp 😉
⚒ This is our physiotherapist Igor Grskovic 🧡#Shakhtar pic.twitter.com/WTsiN5zaEP
— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) August 1, 2024
Shakhtar, the previous season’s Ukrainian Premier League winner, will participate in the Champions League at the group stage this year, and will be hoping to go far in the competition, with the newly introduced format.
Meanwhile, Klopp on the other hand, has excused himself from all managerial jobs since his departure from Anfield. The German manager, however made a surprising return to Liverpool, securing a new role in the Red part of Merseyside.
