Jurgen Klopp agrees to rent Brendan Rodgers' former luxury £1.2m apartment... as new Liverpool boss says miracles are expected but asks for patience
- Jurgen Klopp will pay £4,000 a month to move into penthouse
- The Liverpool boss has agreed to rent Rodgers' former apartment
- Klopp and his close family were spotted out in Sefton Park on Saturday
- He watched Liverpool's academy sides in Kirkby on Saturday
Jurgen Klopp has got Brendan Rodgers' job at Liverpool and now it looks like he's taken his old flat!
As Sportsmail's exclusive pictures show, a smiley Klopp was out in the Sefton Park area of Merseyside and he has agreed to rent Rodgers' former apartment.
The penthouse is worth an estimated £1.2million, but Klopp will pay rent for now, about £4,000 a month, out of his own pocket.
Jurgen Klopp (centre) viewed Brendan Rodgers' former luxury apartment on Saturday along with his family
Klopp's wife Ulla bends down to stroke her pet dog while the Liverpool boss looks on along with his stepson (second left at back) and his girlfriend (third right), his driver (second right) and a club liaison officer (far right)
Klopp (left) is all smiles as he makes his way around Sefton Park to view Rodgers' former luxury apartment
Ulla (right) and her son look on as Klopp stands behind along with Liverpool's liaison officer Ray Haughan
Klopp, his wife Ulla, her son and his girlfriend were all in town to check out the new place, along with the German tactician's security man/driver and the club's liaison officer Ray Haughan.
Ulla's German Shepherd puppy also joined the new Liverpool boss and his family as they familiarised themselves with Merseyside.
Klopp, meanwhile, has called for patience as he attempts to return Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table.
Klopp will be hoping to be settled in his new apartment before Liverpool's next match against Tottenham
Klopp (centre) poses with his wife Ulla (second right), his son Marc (far right), his wife's son (second left) and his stepson's girlfriend (far left)
Speaking to German publication Bild, Klopp said: 'I am humbled to have this chance. Lots of German coaches have been successful but not many come here. This is a big challenge for me and my coaching team.
'Liverpool have had a period without success and changed managers a lot. Now the hope is for miracles, but progress takes time.
'I had a long conversation [with John Henry]. The aim is to develop a recognisable brand of football.'
The 48-year-old got straight down to work on Saturday morning as he watched his new side's academy teams in action at the club's Kirkby ground.
German tactician Klopp was seen sharing a joke with academy director Alex Inglethorpe, Under 21 coach Michael Beale, first-team development coach Pepijn Lijnders and goalkeeping coach John Achterberg.
His former Borussia Dortmund assistant Peter Krawietz was also in attendance, increasing talk that he will join Liverpool as one of Klopp's aides.
Klopp stands next to academy director Alex Inglethorpe, Under 21 coach Michael Beale and first-team development coach Pepijn Lijnders (from left to right)
New Liverpool boss Klopp (right) exchanges words with academy director Inglethorpe (left)
Klopp will be hoping he is settled down in his new place of residence ahead of Liverpool's match against Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon.
He also said in his first public appearance as Liverpool manager that he had 'the most interesting job in world football'.
'It is a great feeling for me, a great honour and one of the best moments in my life,' Klopp exclaimed.
'It feels like a dream. I came here with Dortmund one year ago and for me it was historical. I have been some places in the world with football but this is the most special place.
'This is maybe the hardest challenge at the moment in world football. This is the most interesting job in world football.'
Klopp (right) wasted no time in getting down to business by overseeing Liverpool's youth team matches
Klopp (second left) stands next to his former Dortmund assistant Peter Krawietz (far left), Inglethorpe (third right), Beale (second right) and Lijnders (far right)
German tactician Klopp poses with a Liverpool shirt after his appointment as the club's new manager
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