Marco Reus reveals how Jürgen Klopp convinced him to re-join Dortmund | OneFootball

Ahead of Dortmund’s International Champions Cup friendly with Liverpool, Marco Reus spoke about his relationship with Jürgen Klopp.

Hometown hero Marco Reus spent 10 years in the Dortmund academy before departing for Rot Weiss Ahlen at age 16 to pursue his professional dream.

After three years at the club, Reus impressed for three seasons at Borussia Mönchengladbach, scoring 41 goals in 109 matches – winning the 2011-12 Bundesliga Player of the Year award.

When it came down to it, the allure of returning to Dortmund and playing under the fiesty Klopp was too much to ignore.

“On the one hand, I was very happy at Gladbach,” Reus recalled in an interview with DAZN.

“We had a strong side and I really wanted some continuity. I felt that we could grow as a team and play European football in the seasons ahead, something which Gladbach hadn’t managed for years.

“But on the other hand, chances to return to your hometown club don’t come along often.

“I wrote down a list of pros and cons, and pretty quickly came to the decision that I wanted to move to BVB. It was a matter of the heart.

“Jürgen was such an animal. You only knew somebody like him from TV.

“If Jürgen sits in front of you with his aura, with his aggressiveness, which he radiates even when speaking, with his size, then that is quite impressive.

“Even the way he talks to you – this is rarely the case in professional business. He pulls you under his spell and will not let you go.

“I left the conversation with a fluttering heart. He was definitely one of the reasons why I signed for Dortmund.

“Jürgen can develop players and make them better. He has a special way about him.”

Reus has since won the league’s Player of the Year award two more times, including last year, but has yet to win the coveted Bundesliga trophy.