FILE - Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp gestures to fans at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London stadium in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
FILE - Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp gestures to fans at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London stadium in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
ROME (AP) 鈥 Roma fans have been driven into a frenzy by Italian media reports that J眉rgen Klopp has agreed to be the team coach from next season.
However, the rumor of his imminent arrival stems from a social media post that some may be reading far too much into.
Roma owner the Friedkin Group on Friday celebrating the capital club and its legacy.
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The video included images of iconic Rome sites: Colosseum (Kolosseum in German), Lupa Capitolina, Olimpico, (St.) Peter鈥檚 and Pantheon in that order.
Someone pointed out the starting letters of those words 鈥 some in Italian, some in German, some omitting part of the name 鈥 spell Klopp. And it spiralled from there.
In the past two days, people on social media have been saying they have spotted , his agent and even his dog in Rome.
Italian newspaper La Stampa proclaimed that Klopp accepted Roma鈥檚 offer shortly after the Giallorossi鈥檚 final home match of the season on Sunday, when a packed Stadio Olimpico paid tribute to current coach Claudio Ranieri, who is set to depart at the end of the season.
Other media outlets picked up La Stampa鈥檚 story, but the same newspaper said on Tuesday that Roma has 鈥渃ategorically denied鈥 the news.
Klopp, who is , left Liverpool in 2024 after steering the team to seven major trophies over nearly nine years.
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The Friedkin Group also owns Liverpool’s city rival, Everton.
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