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Jurgen Klopp has told loving Liverpool fans that joining the club in 2015 was the second best decision he ever made.
The German has ended his reign at Anfield after nine years in charge, during which he won a Champions League and a Premier League, among other accolades.
On Tuesday night he said goodbye to the fans at ‘An Evening With Jurgen Klopp’ at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Hosted by famous comedian and Reds fan John Bishop, the exclusive event presented by the club in association with AEG cost supporters £37.
Klopp was pictured landing at Liverpool airport with his wife Ulla on Monday ahead of the emotional event.
Jurgen Klopp stated that joining Liverpool was the second best decision he made in his life
Returned to Liverpool for ‘An Evening with Jurgen Klopp’ held at the M&S Bank Arena
And it turns out that marrying his wife is the only decision he has made apart from signing for the Liverpool job.
“Apart from marrying Ulla, joining Liverpool was the best decision of my life,” Klopp told the crowd.
Ulla is Klopp’s second wife, having married the manager in 2005 after his first marriage to Sabine Klopp ended in 2001.
The former social worker met Klopp at the Munich Oktoberfest in 2005, where she was working as a waitress. They moved in together after knowing each other for just three days.
The couple has no children together, but both have children from their respective first marriages.
They have been creating a paradise in Mallorca to enjoy after Klopp stepped down as Liverpool manager.
It is a £4.3 million villa that has been described as an “eco-friendly family paradise” in Santa Ponsa.
Klopp, who said he was leaving Liverpool because he was “running out of energy”, bought the house in Mallorca in June 2022 for €4m (£3.4m) from Swiss businessman and artist Rolf Knie and decided completely rebuild the 5,000 square meters. property.
He revealed that marrying his second wife Ulla in 2005 was the best decision he made in his life.
Klopp and Ulla, pictured with their dog Emma in 2013, moved in together after just three days.
Ulla, pictured with Klopp after Dortmund won the Bundesliga in 2011, has been a rock at his side.
The pair will move into a £4.3million ‘eco-friendly family paradise’ in Mallorca this summer.
Klopp bid an emotional farewell to Liverpool fans earlier this month after nine years in charge.
His closest neighbors will include another former Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, and his former Borussia Dortmund striker, Robert Lewandowski.
Construction of Klopp’s new home, which features a swimming pool, a hanging chair and a striped hammock in the garden, appears to be nearing completion.
Their farewell event began with a performance of You’ll Never Walk Alone performed by classical singer Alfie Boe.
Klopp received enthusiastic applause from his fans when he took the stage.
There was also a performance by The Lightning Seeds and messages of thanks from Daniel Craig, Trevor Noah, Paddy Pimblett and Will Arnett.