Jurgen Klopp’s old team-mate on what the Reds boss was like as a player, his development as a coach, and what happened with Timo Werner deal

We’ve got a very special podcast to round off the week’s listening on the Blood Red channel as Matt Addison picks up the phone to Jurgen Klopp’s former team-mate, and now German football journalist, Guido Schäfer. The pair played together for six years at FSV Mainz 05 in the early 90s and Guido provides a lovely and fascinating insight into what the man affectionately known in his homeland as ‘Kloppo’ was like as a player and as a person back then. Proud Guido then talks about Klopp’s development as a manager, from Mainz, to Borussia Dortmund and now to Liverpool, who he has led to European, World and, soon enough, Premier League glory. Guido now covers RB Leipzig for the Leipziger Volkszeitung in Germany and is perfectly placed to give us the inside track on the details behind Timo Werner’s deal to join Chelsea, when for so long it looked as if the striker was set to sign for the Reds. And Guido also gives us the lowdown on Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann, who is being tipped to succeed Klopp when the great man eventually leaves Anfield. Enjoy. The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/ Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriber Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc Download our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices