Borussia Dortmund

[Shaggy]

Marcus Christenson @m_christenson
Klopp made it quite clear in that press conference that he will listen to offers from other clubs. 'I am 0.0% tired': http://gu.com/p/47gzc/stw

[Gibbo]

Don't know why but I can't see Klopp managing Real.

[CJ]

KLOPP

[G]

We take Klopp, City take Rodgers

Ashley Williams like's this.

[Buzzo]

It is a tricky one.

I have serious reservations about Rodgers, his personality will never win me over, I wouldn't say I dislike him but find him pretty annoying. Perhaps his biggest problem for me though is that he ain't Rafa and he always falls short when I compare him. Not his fault, clearly mine(!), and really Rafa's time was ages ago now so I should get over it. But Benitez just got the club, its unique spirit and the majority of fans in a way few have. The jury is also out of his defensive set up, his eye for a player in the transfer market and his woeful European form/experience.

However, Rodgers has plenty of plus points, not least his ability and adaptability are seriously impressive and he wants to his teams to play football.

Clearly FSG have their own way of running the club which is seemingly countering against modern football, and so he's a good fit for them.

Things change fast in football so I'd give him at least another season to see how we progress before deciding whether we need a change - he'll have been at LFC 4 years then, which is a decent length of time to assess him. No doubt there'll be a number of big name managers available next summer, there always is...

This about sums up what I think perfectly

[Rich]

Telegraph send non-German speaking reporter to cover the Klopp news conference:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11537367/Jurgen-Klopp-quits-Borussia-Dortmund-live.html

It starts:

12.39
Why can't I speak German???????
12.37
Right we have a slight issue... they are speaking in German and my GCSE in the subject isn't much help. What I can deduce is that the bloke currently speaking (I'm assuming he's the Dortmund chief exec or something) genuinely sounds like someone has died. He's properly choked. Oh he just said "fantastisch". I'm guessing he wasn't describing Klopp's decision to leave the club.

[Roboklopp]

[Shaggy]

Telegraph send non-German speaking reporter to cover the Klopp news conference:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11537367/Jurgen-Klopp-quits-Borussia-Dortmund-live.html

It starts:

Just saw that, superb

[Alex]

12.58
I am genuinely sorry about this. I realise this is highly unprofessional. Don't tell my boss I can't speak German. He thinks I'm translating this press conference word for word.

12.56
WHY DON'T WE HAVE A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE ACROSS THE GLOBE???

[BigChief]

That's classic. Love the intelligent self-deprecating sense of humour. So British. Can someone please update with more nuggets when able to. Ta.

[meffin]

14.00
And with that I bid you farewell. Again, many apologies for a hopeless lack of German knowledge. You'd think it would have been a prerequisite to live blog a Borussia Dortmund press conference but perhaps not. Only time will tell if the person who tweeted me suggesting I am getting "sacked in the morning" is correct.
I also apologise for this live blog becoming far too much about me. I can assure you it will not happen again. Let us end on what we came here for: Jurgen Klopp. It isn't often that one of the world's leading managers becomes available so expect the speculation to run, run and run some more until he gets another job. It'll be interesting.
Thanks for joining me. Cheerio.

13.48
Right then, it's just about time for me wrap up. Excuse me while I breathe a sigh of relief after getting through one of the more bizarre live blogs of my career and celebrate in the manner of Jurgen Klopp.

13.38
Seeing as how I have been unable to find a translated question asking "Which Premier League club are you going to join next season" I shall assume no one asked such a question. Which leaves us able to continue to speculate on what the future holds for our German friend Mr Klopp.
I, for one, would put my pennies on Manchester City. Manuel Pellegrini isn't going to last the summer holidays is he? My other educated guess would be that Arsenal make a poor start to the season, Arsene Wenger is subjected to his usual #WengerOut campaign and Klopp replaces him at Christmas.

13.26
So I think we should recap. From what I understood that press conference saw Klopp announce he is embarking on a new career in extreme sports and his boss describe his decision to leave as "fantastisch".
In reality Klopp confirmed he was leaving the club and doesn't know what he is going to do next, while his boss paid tribute to him multiple times.
And that, in a nutshell, sums up just little use I have been over the past hour.

13.16
Oh what?? Sky Sports News have just played a snippet from the press conference and they had a bloke translating Klopp's words. How did they find a German speaker and the Telegraph was lumbered with me? I fear I have damaged the reputation of this once great institution considerably.
Es tut mir leid. (Google translate tells me that is "I am sorry" in German)

13.14
So it turns out the bloke almost in tears earlier was Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc and these were some of the words he managed to get out before breaking down completely (N.B. He didn't actually break down).
"We have written football history with you, Jurgen. You have given the club much energy and optimism."
Can you feel the love in the room?

13.08
Someone that speaks German has actually done some proper translating! Praise the lord. Right I'm going to pass this off as my own and hope no one notices.
Klopp: "I always said in that moment where I believe I am not the perfect coach anymore for this extraordinary club, I will say so.
"I believe this is the right decision at the right time.
"I have not had any contact with any other clubs, nor have I any plans to take a sabbatical.
"I just wanted to make my decision known now so that the club can plan for the future.
"I chose this time to announce it, because in the last few years, some player decisions were made late and there was no time to react."

13.05
It's finished! What? I didn't expect that. They said thank you, got up and left. What on Earth do I do now??? I haven't enlightened one reader and they've already left!!! Erm...

13.03
Klopp just cracked a gag and the entire press conference audience laughed. A joker to the end. Or almost the end. Remember he's staying in the job until July 1.
(Thanks to the person who tweeted me a "How to learn German in 60 seconds" video. It didn't work I'm afraid.)

13.02
The big man is still answering questions. I managed to catch the following words: "Extreme", "Sport" and "And". Make of that what you will. In my mind he's considering a new career as a skydiver.

12.58
I am genuinely sorry about this. I realise this is highly unprofessional. Don't tell my boss I can't speak German. He thinks I'm translating this press conference word for word.
12.56

WHY DON'T WE HAVE A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE ACROSS THE GLOBE???
12.55

They have just opened up questions the floor. I'm afraid the questions are just as German as the answers.
Oh, we have one more translated line! ""I don't think of it as a load off my shoulders. I'm not tired, even though I look like this."

12.53
So, in lieu of someone with any semblance of knowledge of the German language, I shall now consider what we know:
- Klopp has not planned a sabatical.
- Klopp is not tired.
- Klopp has not had contact with any other club.
If that's not insightful then I don't know what is.

12.49
Klopp has finished speaking and we have just heard from a chap with a lovely slicked back hairstyle. Although most hairstyles look lovely to me.

12.46
I am going to email my old German teacher Dr Plow after this and apologise.

12.44
I have a couple of translations coming through.
Klopp: "I chose this time to announce it because in the last years some player decisions were made late and you couldn't react."
"It's not that I am tired, I don't have any contact with another club but I don't plan to take a year off either."
I'm afraid I cannot verify how correct those sentences is. I'm rapidly realising that I am as close to useless right now as I have ever been in my life.

12.41
I'd love to tell you what Klopp is saying. He is saying a lot. But I can understand precisely none of it. So here's a photo of him pouring some water instead:

12.39
Why can't I speak German???????

12.37
Right we have a slight issue... they are speaking in German and my GCSE in the subject isn't much help. What I can deduce is that the bloke currently speaking (I'm assuming he's the Dortmund chief exec or something) genuinely sounds like someone has died. He's properly choked. Oh he just said "fantastisch". I'm guessing he wasn't describing Klopp's decision to leave the club.

12.34
Klopp has just sat down to face the media...

[Harv]

I'd love Klopp here. He's got more fire about him than Rodgers and way more pull for the continental players. Especially all those **** hot young Germans!

[Phoenix07]

Especially all those **** hot young Germans!

[Marina]

Telegraph send non-German speaking reporter to cover the Klopp news conference:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11537367/Jurgen-Klopp-quits-Borussia-Dortmund-live.html

It starts:

Hahahahaha awesome!!!!

[marcus50bucks]

Manchester City 'not looking at appointing Jurgen Klopp' as new boss
Last Updated: 15/04/15 4:14pm

Manchester City are not looking at Jurgen Klopp to become their next manager, according to Sky sources.

And at this stage City have no plans to replace Manuel Pellegrini, who has come under increasing pressure at the Etihad after a poor run of form.

It’s our understanding however that City will be looking to refresh their squad this summer, with plenty of comings and goings expected at the Etihad in the next window.

City have dropped to fourth in the Premier League, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea, and the champions look certain to be relinquishing their grip on the title.

They have lost six of their last eight matches in the league, and now face a battle to finish in the top four and qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Speaking after Sunday’s 4-2 derby defeat to rivals Manchester United, Pellegrini told Sky Sports: "My future is not the most important thing about what happened today.

"I'll continue working. We have to play six more games to try to finish as high as we can and, for me, that's the only thing that's important.”

When Dortmund called a press conference on Wednesday morning, it was widely anticipated that Klopp’s departure would be announced.

Sky Bet quickly reported a surge of money on the German being appointed as City’s new manager.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/20876/9806777/manchester-city-not-looking-at-appointing-jurgen-klopp-as-new-boss