A Jurgen Klopp lookalike is nervous work will dry up after the Liverpool supervisor stated he’s stepping down.
But Ray Cornwell joked he’s studying Spanish because the Anfield gaffer is tipped to affix Barcelona or Real Madrid sooner or later. The real-life Klopp, 56, shocked the world of soccer when he stated he would go away the Reds on the finish of the season.
Ray, who’s 9 years older than the German and works as Cheeky Jurgen, stated: “How could he do this? What am I going to do now?”
But he added: “I’m optimistic. I think he may go to Barcelona, so I’m brushing up on my Spanish.”
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Ray, from south London, determined to imitate Klopp after his granddaughter stated “why are you always on the TV?” as Liverpool had been enjoying.
He stated: “I spoke to my buddy Patsy who’s now my supervisor and we received a mould of his tooth made, purchased the precise make of glasses he wears after which kitted myself out in his gear.
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“Now I can’t go anywhere without people mistaking me for Jurgen or asking for autographs and pictures. It got really big after the England vs Germany game at Wembley during the Euros when ITV mistook me for the real thing.”
Former Reds participant Xabi Alonso, who’s now supervisor of Bundesliga high-flyers Bayer Leverkusen, is tipped to change into the subsequent Liverpool supervisor and Anfield icon Jamie Carragher just lately threw his help behind his former teammate.
He stated: “If Xabi Alonso was to become the Liverpool manager, which I think he will, I actually feel Liverpool have been quite fortunate that Jurgen Klopp has left at this time, is moving on, and the time for Xabi Alonso to step in is pretty perfect with the job that he’s doing.”