Twitter Reacts as Jurgen Klopp Rules out Liverpool Move to Take Sabbatical

When Jurgen Klopp announced he was standing down from his post as Borussia Dortmund manager, he was immediately linked with moves to the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid. However, the 47-year-old revealed on Monday, as reported by the BBC, that he will be joining Sabbatical FC, the same organisation that persuaded Pep Guardiola to down tools at the height of his powers in 2012. 

Many Liverpool fans had apparently set their hopes on the German choosing Anfield as his next home, but the sabbatical news left them disappointed with the missed opportunities for Klopp/Kop puns and the prospect of continuing with Brendan Rodgers...

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I'm fully behind Rodgers, but I'd have to let him go for the chance to be managed by Ancelotti or Klopp.

— shakesy (@_shakesy) June 1, 2015"

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Well maybe that'll stop the Klopp to the Kop tweets, gutted he's not heading to Anfield

— keith magill (@keithmagill73) June 1, 2015"

Of course, one club's misery is everyone else's banter. There was plenty of Schadenfreude on display on Twitter as jokes were made at Liverpool's expense... 

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Jürgen Klopp: "I'd rather take a break from Football than manage Liverpool" pic.twitter.com/Q0xFzcdSig

— Angry Di Maria (@angrydimaria) June 1, 2015"

The news also seemed to restimulate the oft-touted #RodgersOut trend...

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3 years ago today, Brendan Rodgers became Liverpool manager and said: "Judge me in 3 years." #RodgersOut

— #RodgersOut (@RodgersOutClub) June 1, 2015"

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We've decreased in European ranking each of the past 3 years. Not good enough. #RodgersOut https://t.co/EENgUnT7Rf

— Anfield Hub (@AnfieldHub) June 1, 2015"

Meanwhile, Real Madrid have yet to fully confirm that former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is the manager they would like to unceremoniously fire next, but many were perplexed as to why they did not lure Klopp instead... 

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Yo, if I was a Madrid fan, I would of begged for Klopp.

— Tas (@FourFourTas) June 1, 2015"

Over the weekend, an unsubstantiated rumour about Klopp heading to Napoli also surfaced, according to journalist Raphael Honigstein. Before the sabbatical news, this was also used as a social media weapon to flog Liverpool fans with... 

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"@Thuto_xBox_LFC:  RT @mephobia8: I have bad news for Liverpool fans. Klopp has an offer from Napoli." pic.twitter.com/nMCebG5JdW

— Darth Cabo (@Cabo10i) May 31, 2015"

Most Liverpool fans were dejected by Klopp's decision, but some seemed unable to accept that Klopp would be uninterested in a move to Merseyside...

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I think Klopp is using this 'take a year off' bs as a power move to get what he wants at #LFC

— The Duke of Newport (@bowenduke) June 1, 2015"

Sure he is, The Duke of Newport. Sure he is.