Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was spotted arriving at Liverpool Airport last night as he returned to the city.
Klopp said an emotional goodbye to the club just over a week ago as he brought the curtain down on a hugely decorated nine-year spell at Anfield.
But, a final goodbye will take place on Tuesday as he takes part in ‘An Evening With Jurgen Klopp’ at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Celebrity Reds fan John Bishop will host the exclusive event, which is being presented by the football club in association with AEG, and tickets are priced at £37.
And, on Monday, Klopp was snapped arriving ahead of that event as he jetted into the city where is so loved on a private jet with his wife Ulla.
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was spotted arriving at Liverpool Airport on Monday
Klopp has jetted in to say a final goodbye to supporters at ‘An Evening with Jurgen Klopp’
Klopp’s wife Ulla was with him as they took a break from their new life out in Majorca
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One eagle-eyed individual appeared to track a jet which came from German city Dusseldorf.
It is unclear whether this had Klopp on board, but the plane landed at 7:16PM local time, according to flight records.
The 56-year-old has quickly taken to life outside the game since his departure from Liverpool as he jetted into Majorca with Ulla last week.
MailOnline previously revealed that Klopp was set to stay at a luxury five-star hotel in the Balearic Islands.
Klopp will spend time at Kimpton Aysla Hotel with his wife of 20 years, while construction work finishes on their new £3.4million villa.
The mansion has been billed as an ‘ecological family paradise’, which he purchased in June 2022 for €4million (£3.4m) from Swiss businessman and artist Rolf Knie and decided to completely rebuild.
Meanwhile, Klopp revealed two weeks ago that his initial plans after leaving Liverpool were to have a holiday and go to the Champions League final to watch his former team Borussia Dortmund.
‘It’s not that I tried a lot (previously to go on holiday), so I didn’t have time,’ Klopp told Liverpool’s club website.
Tickets for the event with Klopp at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool are priced at £37
One eagle-eyed individual tracked a private jet arriving at Liverpool on Monday evening
‘I had time but a summer holiday for me at least at the end of the season was like falling on the first available sunbed and having a phone here and talking to agents, sporting directors, stuff like that.
‘Having no training sessions, yes, but the rest was pretty much still going on. So that means I didn’t see one per cent of the world for nothing.
‘Now we will do nothing, we will watch the Euros here and there, (I’m) really looking forward to that and then a holiday doing nothing and then the plan is start to travel and we will see how that goes.’
Last week, Klopp then took to his newly-launched Instagram account to update fans on his holiday, which has included playing padel.
‘What I’ve been up to? Working on my game!’ Klopp captioned a clip, while he also reflected on his departure from the club in another.
‘Five days ago was the big goodbye,’ Klopp said. ‘I still try to process everything, what happened that day and then in the days around. Slightly settled now.
‘I am actually not sure if I said it clear enough, thank you, thank you for everything.
‘Thank you for the love, thank you for the support, it was a wonderful day.
‘The best experience I could have ever imagined, really outstanding.
‘Now, what I am doing is I try, no, I follow my other big passion, I try to improve my padel game.
‘I started a few days ago, today is my third session and I started on an extremely low level, didn’t play for a while and felt it immediately.
‘Step by step I will get there.’
MailOnline also revealed that Klopp and his wife Ulla have become honorary members at the exclusive Mallorca Country Club.
Klopp bid farewell to Anfield on May 19 after leaving the club at the end of the season
It was an emotional day, with the German having overseen a special spell in the club’s history
Klopp and Ulla have been spending the first few days of their Spanish sabbatical at Mallorca’s five-star Kimpton Aysla hotel while the finishing touches are applied to their £3.4m villa
Klopp is set to check in on the progress of his villa, which has been dubbed an ‘ecological family paradise’, in the coming weeks
Klopp’s wife Ulla has reportedly been overseeing the renovation of the villa in Majorca
Insiders told MailOnline the manager has already visited the €2,800-a-year club to play padel – a hybrid of squash and tennis.
Sources described Klopp as ‘charismatic and cheerful’ and revealed how the popular coach has already made a good impression, stopping to take selfies with members and staff.
Klopp has previously admitted he is ‘addicted’ to the sport and even had a padel court installed at Liverpool’s training ground.
As well as having three padel courts, the Mallorca Country Club boasts six grass courts, one hard court, five clay courts, one pickleball court, a gym, a pool, an ice bath, a sauna and a member’s lounge and restaurant.
Former World No 1 tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber were practicing on the courts last week, while the club is also hosting the ATP Tour next month.
Klopp and his wife are among a select group honorary members which includes Prince Albert of Monaco, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Boris Becker, Novak Djokovic and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson.
The Kimpton Aysla Hotel, where the cheapest room is around £500-a-night, is located down the road from Klopp’s villa.
His nearby neighbours will include another ex-Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers, and his old Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski.
Klopp took to Instagram last week to reveal he has been playing padel at the start of his holiday
Klopp also reflected on his goodbye from Liverpool and spoke about his passion for padel
The former Liverpool manager purchased his Majorcan villa for £3.4million back in 2022
According to Bild, Klopp has transformed the villa into a low-energy house, where the heating and air conditioning systems are interconnected
Construction on Klopp’s new home – which features a swimming pool, a hanging chair and a stripy hammock in the garden – appears to be near completion. But the fact he is staying at a hotel suggests that work is not entirely done yet.
Before and after pictures show that Klopp has replaced the playful front gate, which used to feature elephants on it, with a simple yet sleek entrance.
Behind the new gate is a long drive lined with palm trees leading up to the villa.
There is also a large patio decked out with a seating area and sun loungers overlooking the swimming pool and landscaped garden.
It also appears that the German manager has built an area at the end of the spacious garden to play bowls – a sport which he previously played with Liverpool fans in 2016.
It’s understood Klopp has transformed his villa into a eco-friendly home where electricity consumption will be reduced by up to 75 per cent using a system where the heating and air conditioning is interconnected.
The two systems are regulated by a computer to ensure the temperature in the house remains unchanged, regardless of the outside weather, Bild reports.
His new home also backs onto the Santa Ponsa Golf Club, where the likes of tennis star Rafael Nadal have played.
However, to become a member at the seven-time European tour venue, you must buy a share in the club for around €20,000 – and then fork out an additional €2,270-a-year.
The popular Santa Ponsa region is said to be home to various German celebrities, including another Jurgen.
German singer Jurgen Drews, who is known as ‘the undisputed king of Majorca’ for his impact on the party scene, also has a place in the region.
Santa Ponsa is a popular resort for partygoers and Klopp’s home is around eight minutes from the rowdy Ramon de Montcada strip which is packed with bars and clubs.
Klopp purchased the mansion from Swiss businessman and artist Rolf Knie back in June 2022
Landscaping work on the garden has been placed in the hands of the same company that designed the garden of the ‘Son Bunyola’ hotel owned by British billionaire Richard Branson
A state-of-the-art new irrigation system is also designed to recognise when it is required
Perhaps he will be more suited to the nearby Santa Ponsa beach, where he can sit back and reminisce on a hugely successful nine years at Liverpool.
Klopp has admitted he is lacking in energy but refuted that he has retired from the game completely.
In his final press conference, he said: ‘I will work. I have just finished this job. I don’t know exactly why nobody believes I will probably not be a manager again, but I understand because obviously it seems to be a drug.
‘It looks like that as everybody comes back and everybody works until they are 70-something. I have always had the idea I won’t do that. Other people are smarter and do it in different ways, but I have to be all-in. I have to be the spark, I have to be the energiser, I have to be all these kind of things. And I am empty. That’s it.’
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