Jurgen Klopp's mother Elisabeth has died at the age of 81 and the Liverpool manager will not be able to attend her funeral 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, saying 'she meant everything to me' and that a 'wonderful commemoration' will be planned when travel opens up again.
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This is really tough for Jurgen, can't imagine not attending the funeral of a woman who gave u😥 I really feel for Jurgen, may he have all the strength in the world to take heart