Jurgen Klopp to step down as Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp to step down as Liverpool manager at end of season.
Klopp took over as Reds boss in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026.
He led Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20, having won the Champions League the previous season.
“I told the club already in November,” the German told the Liverpool website.
Klopp told Liverpool of plans to leave in November
Jurgen Klopp says he told Liverpool in November of his intention to depart at the end of this season and that his announcement to quit the club has come now to provide clarity and an orderly transition.
“I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it,” Klopp said.
“I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.
“It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”
Watch or read our emotional interview with Jürgen Klopp in full as he discusses today’s news in detail and explains the reasons for his decision.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 26, 2024
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