Jurgen Klopp reveals why he was ‘DISAPPOINTED’ by Liverpool fans

Robin Bairner
Robin Bairner
  • 24 May 2025 08:45 CDT
  • 4 min read
Jurgen Klopp, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool
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Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he has been left “disappointed” by Liverpool’s supporters.

Klopp spent nine years in charge at Anfield, claiming Premier League and Champions League crowns before laying the groundwork for Arne Slot’s title success this season before he elected to quit last summer.

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The German says he has been left unhappy, though, by the attitude of the Reds’ support towards Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was booed by fans after announcing his decision to depart on a free agent when his contract expires.

Trent will move to Real Madrid, and while Klopp says that Liverpool fans have every right to feel angry and disappointed, he thought they were above booing a player who had been a key figure during his tenure.

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What did Jurgen Klopp say about Trent Alexander-Arnold boos?

"I don't want to tell you what you have to think. I can tell you what you think is wrong," Klopp told the LFC Foundation on Friday.

"I don't tell you that you should not be angry, you should not be disappointed, I tell you don't forget. This club doesn't forget.

"I watched the game when he came on and I heard the booing. I switched the TV off. Honestly, I could not have been more disappointed at this moment.

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"He gave absolutely everything and wears the Liverpool badge in the skin.

"'Why didn't he sign a new contract?'. I hear this from fans, this money discussion: 'He goes without a transfer fee'. The owners have to be angry.

"This boy, 18 years old, scored a free-kick in Hoffenheim where if he doesn't score that we don't qualify for the Champions League.

"Against Barcelona he did the most cheeky thing in the world and set up the goal for 4-0, a result and a game which will not happen again.

"But now he plays next year for another club and we decide how we deal with that."

Klopp is currently Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull.

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