JURGEN KLOPP has made a classy gesture to Sven-Goran Eriksson after he revealed it was his “dream” to manage Liverpool.
Former England boss Eriksson revealed he has “at best a year” to live after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
The 75-year-old also confessed he was a lifelong Reds supporter, prompting fans to call on club chiefs to allow him to manage the club during a charity game with a petition.
And boss Klopp has now opened the door for his to get involved with the actual Liverpool team, declaring Eriksson was “very welcome” to do his job for a day.
Klopp said: “‘I don’t know him, unfortunately not. I know him without knowing him, we never met. As far as I know. Yes, it was obviously very touching news when you heard about it.
“I heard for the first time about his admiration or love for Liverpool and that he was a fan for his whole life. So I heard now about the legends match and stuff like that.
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“I’m not in charge of that so I can’t say anything about that. The only thing I can say is absolutely he’s very welcome to come here and he can sit in my seat in my office and do my job for a day if he wants.
“That’s no problem. Being on the sideline might be a little bit more difficult.
“To have him here and show him everything and how this wonderful club developed over the years, I think that’s definitely something we will tell him.
“He can come over and have a few wonderful hours here I’m sure.”
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Eriksson coached the likes of Fiorentina, Benfica, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester, he never got the opportunity to take charge of the club he loves.
An LFC Legends side will face Ajax in a charity match at Anfield on March 23.
During an interview with Good Morning Britain, Eriksson said he was not aware of the fan petition to get him on the touchline.
“No, I didn’t know about that. I knew that I had a charity game in March, I think it is, and me and my son are invited to see that game and that might be great.
“There will be a lot of good football players there, but I should be their manager? No, I never heard that, I don’t know where that’s come from.
GMB host Susanna Reid then asked if he would accept the role and he said: “I would accept, of course.
“To coach Liverpool, that would be my dream. That’s always been my dream but I’m not complaining, I had a lot of good football teams, national teams and clubs so I’m happy.”
He led England for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup as well as Euro 2004.
Eriksson has revealed that he wants to live the rest of his life positively and lead an “as normal” life as possible despite his terminal diagnosis.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
