Liverpool Manager To Leave Club At The End Of Season

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is set to step down from the role at the end of the season, saying he is “running out of energy”.

Recall that Klopp was appointed in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026.

He won the Champions League in 2019 before leading Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20.

“I told the club already in November,” said 56-year-old Klopp, who has announced his decision with his side top of the Premier League.

“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.

Liverpool Manager To Leave Club At The End Of Season

“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.”

Klopp has won six trophies with Liverpool, including the Premier League title in 2020 and the Champions League trophy the year before.

Liverpool currently leads the Premier League and reached the Carabao Cup final in midweek, while they are still in the Europa League and the FA Cup.
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Klopp had signed a two-year extension to his contract at Anfield in April 2022, which was scheduled to keep him at the club until 2026.

The 56-year-old was appointed Brendan Rodgers’ replacement in October 2015, having forged his reputation at Borussia Dortmund.

Under him, Dortmund won back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 and he took them to the 2013 Champions League final, where they lost to Bayern Munich at Wembley.