A Jurgen Klopp doppelgänger is worried about work drying up after the real one announced he’s stepping down as Liverpool gaffer.
Ray Cornwell makes a living out of being a lookalike of the spitting image of the outgoing Anfield boss.
He joked he’s brushing up on his Spanish with it tipped that Barcelona or Real Madrid could be his next club.
The real-life Klopp, 56, stunned the football world by saying he will leave the Reds at the end of the season.
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Klopp-elganger Ray received a barrage of messages when the news dropped about the German manager’s decision to quit.
The 64-year-old, who goes by the title Cheeky Jurgen, joked: “How could he do this?
“What am I going to do now?
The Millwall fan added: “I was in Morocco when the news broke.
“I had about forty to fifty messages from family, friends, and followers, my phone didn’t stop ringing.
“Everyone was saying the same ‘Oh you’re out of job what you going to do now’?
“Ir’s been a f***ing ball.
“We all knew it was going to come whether it was now or in a few years.
“I’m optimistic, I think he may go to Barcelona, so I’m brushing up on my Spanish.
For the last four years, Ray has been doing a wide range of events as Cheeky Jurgen.
Appearing at traveller weddings, opening nightclubs, and working closely with some of football’s best lookalikes.
Fans of the double have also been supporting Ray’s work by purchasing personalised videos on Cameo for £111.
Divorcee, dad-of-three, and grandad-of-one Ray has his granddaughter to thank for his success as Cheeky Jurgen, stating that she inspired him to go into the lookalike work.
He told NeedToKnow: “Two or three friends had said to me before that I look like him but I didn’t think anything of it.
“I was at my granddaughter’s house whilst Liverpool were playing and she asked me ‘Why are you always on the TV’.
“I just thought that there must be something in this work.
“I spoke to my friend Patsy who is now my manager and we worked on putting something together.
“We got a mould of his teeth made, bought the exact make of glasses that he wears, and then kitted myself out in his Liverpool gear.
“As soon as I put it all on, it was like something changed – people were stopping me in the street.
“Now I can’t go anywhere without people mistaking me for Jurgen or asking for autographs and pictures.
“It got really big after the England vs Germany game at Wembley during the Euros when ITV mistook me for the real thing.
“I was being featured on all types of TV stations all over the world.”
Property developer Ray, of south London, added: “The following morning I had a film crew at my door at 4 am asking me to go on This Morning.
“If i didn’t go to watch that game at my granddaughter’s home, I wouldn’t be here.
“Life is amazing, it changes on a spin of the coin.”
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