Veteran broadcaster Richard Keys has dropped a bombshell claim involving Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool Football Club.
Klopp, one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever managers, left Anfield at the end of the 2023-24 season after nine successful years with the Reds. The charismatic German coach ended Liverpool’s 30-year wait for a league title in 2020 and helped the club win their sixth European Cup in 2019.
Klopp’s departure had the potential to be a hammer-blow for Liverpool, but the appointment of Arne Slot worked out better than anyone could have anticipated – in the Dutch coach’s first season, at least.
Slot won the Premier League title in his debut season in English football. But less than 12 months after that remarkable achievement, there are now major doubts over the 47-year-old’s future at Anfield following an underwhelming second campaign in charge.
Liverpool were the strong pre-season favourites to win the 2025-26 Premier League title – particularly after spending mega-money on the likes of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz – but the Reds sit fifth in the table, 21 points behind league-leaders Arsenal, after 31 matches of the current campaign.
Keys Makes Bold Klopp and Liverpool Suggestion
In his latest blog post, beIN Sports anchor Richard Keys – best known for his long stint as Sky Sports’ lead presenter in the 1990s and 2000s – has explained why it’s ‘possible’ that Klopp could make a dramatic return to the Anfield dugout this summer.
“You know we love a bit of speculation,” Keys wrote. “I’ll never go with an absolute flier, but if I sniff a story and I can get somewhere near confirming it I’ll always let you know.
“So here’s one. I got a tip over the weekend that both Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards could be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.
“Hughes, I think, we know definitely is. There’s been a lot of press suggesting he’s got a job in Saudi. But when I was told Edwards could also be on his way again, I really sat up.”
Liverpool fans at Anfield
The 68-year-old added: “Here’s a couple of things that make what I’m about to say ‘possible’. Liverpool have put on hold their multi-club project. Why I wonder?
“Liverpool fans have been doing the unthinkable this season – leaving games early. Plans to develop the stadium further don’t work if supporters aren’t enjoying what they see and don’t go. I’ve said for a long time, [Slot’s] brand of football isn’t what they want. They want ‘rock and roll’ not tippy tappy. So…
“[Slot] was smart leaving things well alone when he took over. It was Klopp’s team that won the title last season. This one is his and it’s been coming up short too often. It’s been an awful title defence.
“Edwards recommended [Slot]. He’s his man. If one goes perhaps the other goes as well?
“What we also know is Edwards and Klopp don’t get on. Klopp won the first power struggle between the two. I can’t imagine a scenario where they could be at the same club again, so…
“Here’s the rub. And I haven’t had this denied. Instead, what I get when I ask those close to these kind of things is ‘possibly’.
“Possibly? Well if I’m a Liverpool fan reading this, I’m drawing the same conclusions as I did before writing. Is it ‘possible’ we’re on the cusp of Klopp II?
“Ironically, he’s back at Anfield this weekend for the legends game. Is it ‘possible’ he’ll feel as comfortable as he once did at the famous arena? I’ll tell you this – it’s inconceivable someone at Anfield hasn’t already asked the question. Watch this space.”
An emotional return to Merseyside for Klopp would be seen as a huge coup for Liverpool if they decide to part company with Slot, who Keys has nicknamed ‘Lost’ throughout his latest blog post.
Klopp, who described speculation that he will return to management with Real Madrid this summer as ‘nonsense’, previously stated that he would never manage another Premier League club.
“What I know definitely is that I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool, 100%,” he insisted. “That’s not possible.”