Jurgen Klopp's old boss: 'Whoever gets him gets a very good manager'

Hans-Joachim Watzke, chief executive of Borussia Dortmund, spoke to Sky Sports about the man who held the reins at BVB for seven years.

And what he said will be enough to have Liverpool fans' hearts burst with optimism and pride.

"He is not only a very good manager, he's a friend of mine and he's very, very honest and very sympathetic. He is a very good coach because he has a good mentality for it," said Watzke.

"He has a good style of playing football and I don't know if he goes to Liverpool or to another club but the club who gets him gets a very good manager.

"He can do every job, he can make every club and Liverpool is very similar to Borussia Dortmund, it has the same structure and the same fans. It is a marvellous club.

"It is wonderful to work with him because he has a big understanding of the problems of the club.

"He brings a warm feeling to the whole club and in seven years at Borussia Dortmund it was wonderful."

Wow. Now that's a tribute to have on your CV, eh? But such gushing does make us fear for Klopp. By the time he walks through the door at Anfield there's a danger that expectations will be built up to such an extent that nothing would be good enough. Well, nothing short of teaching Adam Lallana to walk on water and feeding the entire Kop with five loaves and two fishes, at any rate.