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Liverpool FC fans on social media got a little over-excited on Wednesday afternoon when former Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp was reportedly pictured at Audi Liverpool, supposedly buying himself a new car before taking charge of the Anfield club.

Soon fans were all over social media, Twitter 'ITKs' were tweeting the photo and several national newspapers picked up the story.

Plenty of Reds fans were convinced that Klopp was on Merseyside.

Well, there's good news and bad news.

The bad news?

It's not Klopp. It's just, shall we say, a Kloppleganger...

It's John Vena, a salesman at the Audi Liverpool - and he was on the wind up the whole time.

John and his colleagues came up with the idea after he was constantly told he looked like Klopp by friends, strangers and even Reds legend Phil Thompson.

He said: "I've had people calling me Klopp for ages now. I've had lads come up to me in town in bars for months getting their photographs taken with me.

"Here's what happened originally, Phil Thompson comes in to get his car serviced sometimes, I don't think he even knows my real name so he shouts "Jurgen!" across the showroom and says we should get a photo, it would send the rumour mill through the roof.

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"I've had loads about looking like Jurgen Klopp for months so yesterday was just an opportunity. We had a car outside and one of the lads said come on, so we took a few photos and it's just gone nuts ever since.

"I was sitting with my girlfriend last night crying with laughter as my phone was going ballistic.

"It made The Metro, The Independent and it's on the BBC gossip page this morning! It's just been hilarious, my phone has not stopped ringing."

John, from Blundellsands, plays in the Harry Francisco Band, he's a Liverpool fan and he says he's pleased the Reds have secured the former Mainz and Dortmund manager.

He added: "It's good news, we've been saying for months he's the man for the job, plus it gives me an opportunity to do a Kloppalike!

"It would be like me an our kid wouldn't it? He's 48 and I'm 44. I'm his better looking, younger brother!"

So what about the good news?

Klopp is expected on Merseyside this afternoon to finalise a three-year deal to become Brendan Rodgers' successor at Anfield.

Vorsprung durch Technik.

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