Ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp shared big Kevin De Bruyne regret after Jose Mourinho intervention

Ex-Liverpool boss opened up about during his managerial career, revealing how he missed out on signing Kevin De Bruyne.

The German shared that the move was ultimately influenced by Jose Mourinho, who intervened in the transfer process. Liverpool wouldn’t be where they are today without Klopp’s key signings like , , and .

However, one of Klopp's biggest regrets was missing out on De Bruyne during his time at Borussia Dortmund. Despite having a chance to sign De Bruyne when he was at Wolfsburg, Klopp couldn’t secure the deal, resulting in him staying at .

De Bruyne recently announced that he will be leaving at the end of the season in an to supporters.

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Speaking at an event in Cape Town to mark the ten-year anniversary of Hout Bay United Football Community, Klopp reflected on some of the players he missed out on during his career.

"I could've signed Son from . At that time, he was at Hamburg" said the 57-year-old. I don't even remember why [I didn't sign him] and just facing him in the , I thought 'My God, you dumb s--- [for not signing him].' It's crazy.

"Kevin De Bruyne was that close. Then he smashed us in the cup final with Wolfsburg, so that was a double minus. Though I don't think it generally makes too much sense to regret stuff, but you did the best probably at the time, so deal with it."

After a loan spell at Werder Bremen, De Bruyne had the opportunity to return to the Bundesliga on loan to Klopp's Dortmund,. However, Chelsea's then-manager, , decided to keep De Bruyne at Stamford Bridge, where he made just three Premier League appearances before making a permanent move t.o Wolfsburg. He told TNT Sports: "I signed for Chelsea knowing that I would be loaned out the first year and if I do really well we'll see what happens.

"I did the pre-season, went to Werder Bremen, had a really good year. In the summer it was a little bit of a toss-up, I could have went to Dortmund with Klopp at the time or stayed, and Jose wanted me to stay. It just didn't work out, I was maybe just a little bit impatient at the time also, but I just wanted to play football."

The Belgian midfielder, who has been a key figure at City since joining from Wolfsburg in 2015, made over 400 appearances for the club. During his time at City, De Bruyne won six Premier League titles, one , two , and five . He is also known for his close friendship with the Liverpool captain.