In an extract from a new book on African players, the
Liverpool manager talks about Tony Yeboah and his respect for Mo Salah
“I love the fact that we have so many African players … until the Africa Cup of Nations starts. Then it’s: ‘Oh my God!’” says Jürgen Klopp,
BREAKING into his famous guffaw.
Six weeks to the day since Liverpool’s victory over
Tottenham in the
Champions League ended his personal run of six straight defeats in major finals, Klopp is in his office at the club’s Melwood training ground. For once, though, as he leans back on the sofa loading up a new vape, the former striker turned central defender, who has become one of football’s most famous personalities, seems to be only half-joking.