What will Jurgen Klopp do if the English Premier League authorities take away Manchester City’s league titles for 115 allegations of breaking financial rules? Very simple. Have a party with everyone. Klopp faced the media for the first time yesterday as head of Global Soccer at Red Bull. That’s where the former Liverpool coach said.
The German left the club last year after taking charge of Liverpool in 2015. In these nine years, Klopp did not win the Premier League and Champions League after waiting for Liverpool for three decades, giving the English League a great duality. Klopp’s Liverpool vs. Pep Guardiola’s City. Klopp’s Liverpool had to finish the season second behind Guardiola’s all-conquering City in the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons. That sadness remained, it was understood in Klopp’s words.
The 115 allegations of financial policy breaches between 2009 and 2018 were framed in 2023 against the last four-time champions in the Premier League. In February of that year, the Premier League authorities handed over the matter to an independent commission. The City has always denied the allegations.
The press asked Klopp how he would react if Man City were found guilty by an independent commission and the league titles were taken away. Klopp, who lives in Mallorca, Spain, said: “This discussion happened when I left [from Liverpool]. I didn’t spend much time in Mallorca. Because you have to go to different places. But if it happens, I told the people who wanted to [come], just catch a flight to Mallorca. I’ll buy the beer! We will parade (to win the league) in our own garden. ’