Jurgen Klopp 'only option' for Real Madrid as Liverpool legend tipped to make return
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Jurgen Klopp will return to Liverpool this weekend to take charge of the Legends team, but he is being linked with a comeback into proper management this summerLiverpool legend Jurgen Klopp attends New York Red Bulls vs CF Montreal in March 2026.(Image: Caean Couto/Getty Images)Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp has been tipped as the "only option" for Real Madrid this summer, when Los Blancos could replace Alvaro Arbeloa with a more permanent appointment.Since Xabi Alonso was fired at the start of the year, Arbeloa has taken charge at the Bernabeu. "At Real Madrid, you need someone who can manage the egos in the dressing room.READ MORE: Liverpool tipped to return for Newcastle star after Alexander Isak transfer sagaREAD MORE: PSG suffers fresh injury scare before Liverpool clash with statement released"You don't ask your players, 'I want you to play like this.' We are at Real Madrid.
Just like Zinedine Zidane did, he was such a great player so he's got the charisma for it as well."Jurgen Klopp has been mentioned. I have huge respect for Mourinho."But with what happened in both games against Benfica, the comments he made with Vinicius, things like this, I don't think he's coming at the end of the season.
For me, my only option would be Klopp."With Arne Slot under pressure to improve results and performances at Liverpool, even after he won the Premier League title a year after Klopp's departure, Petit also believes that Alonso would be a good fit at Anfield."Alonso is a legend at the club and I think in terms of personality, his vision for football, the way he has managed Leverkusen, that would be something interesting," Petit added.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. I think I can understand why the fans want him to come back to the club and be the manager."Liverpool.com says: Klopp being at Real Madrid does make some sense, in that it would take a massive project to convince him to move away from his role with Red Bull.