The worst mistake of my life, failed to recruit SON. The only regretful mention of Son Heung-min is Sonny, who is the only one who regrets it. It would have been the best with Liverpool, but it's a real shame

Oct 18, 2025

The worst mistake of my life, failed to recruit SON. The only regretful mention of Son Heung-min is Sonny, who is the only one who regrets it. It would have been the best with Liverpool, but it's a real shame
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Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp regretted his failure to recruit Son Heung-min again. It's already several times.

Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, shed light on Klopp's remarks on his personal SNS on the 17th (Korea time). According to Romano, Klopp added "The only player who regrets failing to sign from Liverpool is Son Heung-min. He would have been really good with Liverpool." It was a statement that Klopp's love for Son Heung-min was felt.

Surprisingly, this is not the first time Klopp mentioned Son Heung-min. Klopp has wanted to bring in Son Heung-min since he led Dortmund before Liverpool. When Son Heung-min emerged as the best supernova in the German Bundesliga in Hamburg, Klopp wanted to bring Son Heung-min flying when he met Dortmund. Dortmund moved to recruit Son Heung-min, who Klopp judged to have high potential, but Son Heung-min chose Bayer Leverkusen at that time. It is the first moment when Son Heung-min and Klopp are mixed.
The worst mistake of my life, failed to recruit SON. The only regretful mention of Son Heung-min is Sonny, who is the only one who regrets it. It would have been the best with Liverpool, but it's a real shame
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The second moment when Klopp and Son Heung-min were mixed was just before Klopp was appointed to Liverpool. Ian Graham, who worked as a director at Liverpool in the past, appeared on the YouTube channel Man In Blazer last month and confessed that he almost recruited Son Heung-min. He said "If the rest of the world had unfolded, Son Heung-min and Roberto Firmino would have been at the forefront of Liverpool. Firmino and Son Heung-min were the top targets we wanted. But in the end, Son Heung-min transferred to Tottenham horribly, and Christian Benteke was recruited instead."




At this time, if Liverpool had recruited Son Heung-min, not Benteke, Son Heung-min would have become a student of Coach Klopp shortly afterwards. If Son Heung-min had been combined with Klopp's heavy metal soccer, the history of Son Heung-min and Korean soccer would have been completely rewritten.
The worst mistake of my life, failed to recruit SON. The only regretful mention of Son Heung-min is Sonny, who is the only one who regrets it. It would have been the best with Liverpool, but it's a real shame
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"One of the biggest mistakes of my life was not signing Son Heung-min," Klopp said during his time at Liverpool" he once said. "(Son Heung-min) should have been recruited when he was younger. He is also a fantastic player with outstanding personality. He is a symbol of Korean soccer and one of the best strikers in the world."

Coach Klopp, who also tried to recruit Son Heung-min when he was the Liverpool head coach. Coach Klopp wanted Son Heung-min even after the end of the 2021-2022 season. After the 2021-2022 season wrapped up, English Football London said: "Liverpool were considering a big offer for Son this summer if Tottenham didn't finish in the top four this season"It was reported. However, Son Heung-min became the top scorer in the league at the time, putting Tottenham in fourth place in the league.
The worst mistake of my life, failed to recruit SON. The only regretful mention of Son Heung-min is Sonny, who is the only one who regrets it. It would have been the best with Liverpool, but it's a real shame
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Coach Klopp and Son Heung-min have been at odds three times. Is that why. Klopp also failed to recruit Son Heung-min from Tottenham immediately after leaving Liverpool. I think that's when Son Heung-min is in Hamburg. I don't even remember why I didn't recruit him. Later, when I faced Son Heung-min in the English Premier League, I thought 'Ugh, you stupid punk'", he confessed.

Referring to Son Heung-min again this time, it was revealed to the world how desperately Klopp wanted Son Heung-min.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.