Transformer

Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture

Neil Atkinson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Canongate Books

Published:19th Jun '25

Should be back in stock very soon

Transformer cover

UPDATED TO COVER THE LEAGUE-WINNING 24/25 SEASON

This is the story of a man who transformed a club and a city

The news of Jurgen Klopp stepping down as Liverpool manager sent shockwaves across his adopted city. The story of Klopp and Liverpool is a special one. This city, haunted by tragedy and economic hardship, found itself reinvigorated by one man's philosophy, and an approach to football that was driven by joy, passion and inclusivity.

NOW WITH EXCITING NEW MATERIAL

New chapters detail the 24/25 league-winning season under the leadership of Arne Slot - including Key Game 20 and the epic end of a historic year.

It will take a Scouser and a Red to appreciate and capture this divine connection and the nine years of unique excitement it sparked. Nobody is better placed to provide that insight than Neil Atkinson -- CLIVE TYLDESLEY
Neil's ability to fuse emotion with cultural meaning and speak to the very heart of what Liverpool stands for is unique -- MELISSA REDDY
Transformer is a great book on Jürgen Klopp from Mr Atkinson! As you'd expect as Neil has been a huge transformer himself in taking the fanzine days of the '80s and '90s into the digital and visual content that is The Anfield Wrap of today. A must-read for all Reds -- JAMIE CARRAGHER
I was absolutely stunned by Transformer. It's so joyously discursive - as if Tristram Shandy had written a football book! Maybe dribbling is a better metaphor - as if Maradona's dribbling skills were translated into words. I honestly felt humbled reading it -- FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE
Nobody writes about football like Neil Atkinson. A compelling and perceptive voice, not just on Liverpool but on the game itself, its motives, its meanings and its place in our lives -- JONATHAN LIEW

ISBN: 9781837262953

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 19mm

Weight: 222g

320 pages

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