Jurgen Klopp’s mother Elisabeth has died at the age of 81 and the Liverpool wasn’t able to attend her funeral on Tuesday because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Klopp lives with his family in Liverpool and is prohibited from travelling to his home country amid fears of spreading variants of the coronavirus.
Speaking to the Schwarzwalder Bote newspaper, Klopp paid tribute to his mother, who died on January 19, saying ‘she meant everything to me’ and that a ‘wonderful commemoration’ will be planned when travel opens up again.
The 53-year-old said: “She meant everything to me. She was a real mum in the best sense of the world. As a devout Christian, I know she is in a better place now.’
He last visited Elisabeth in Germany for her 80th birthday but restrictions on travel imposed by the German authorities mean he won’t be able to attend the funeral in person.
“The fact that I can’t be at the funeral is due to the terrible times,’ Klopp added. ‘As soon as the circumstances allow, we will hold a wonderful commemoration that is appropriate to it.”
