Klopp said Liverpool will forever remember Hunt, who is one of the prominent players in the history of the club.
“It’s really sad news and our thoughts and our love go to his family,” Klopp said.
“Unfortunately, it feels too frequent in this moment we are saying farewell to these giants of our club.
“Roger Hunt comes second to no-one in his importance in the history of Liverpool FC, that much is clear.
“To be the goalscoring catalyst of the Bill Shankly team to actually achieve promotion and then go on to win those precious league titles and the FA Cup puts him in a bracket of LFC legends who are responsible for making us the club we are today. Not only that, he was also a World Cup winner in 1966, too.
“I am told the Kop christened him ‘Sir Roger’ for all his achievements. A goalscorer who never stopped working to help his teammates; I believe he would have fit in well within our current team.
“So, it is Sir Roger we will remember, honour and pay tribute to over the coming days. You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Hunt played for Liverpool between 1958 and 1969 before moving to finish his distinguished career at Bolton Wanderers.
He scored 244 goals in 404 league games making him the highest goalscorer in the league for the Reds. He won seven trophies at club level which included two First Division titles and one FA Cup.
Hunt made 32 appearances for England and was part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s England squad that won the 1966 World Cup.
