Jurgen Klopp press conference LIVE: Liverpool manager addresses shock departure
The German will end nine years at Anfield, where he won six trophies with the Reds and produced one of the club’s finest teams
Jurgen Klopp is to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the German has confirmed in a shock announcement.
The 56-year-old has informed the club’s ownership of his decision to stand down, having taken charge at Liverpool in 2015.
Klopp has won six trophies with the Reds, including the Premier League title in 2020 and the Champions League trophy the year before. The German is due to speak to the media at 3pm this afternoon where he will react further to his decision which is set to shake the Premier League.
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A reminder of some key points from Klopp earlier:
“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.”
When pressed on those comments, the German said: “I am OK. I am healthy, as much as you can [be] at my age. Little bits and bobs, stuff like that, but nothing anybody has to be concerned about, so that’s absolutely fine.
“I told the club already in November. I have to explain a little bit that maybe the job I do people see from the outside, I’m on the touchline and in training sessions and stuff like this, but the majority of all the things happen around these kind of things.
“That means a season starts and you plan pretty much the next season already. When we sat there together talking about potential signings, the next summer camp and can we go wherever, the thought came up, ‘I am not sure I am here then anymore,’ and I was surprised myself by that.”
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Reactions pour in as Klopp suddenly announces Liverpool exit this summer
Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic: “Jurgen Klopp is an outstanding person. I was lucky enough to get to know him here. He has shaped our club and Liverpool like no other. I am sure that there will be another station in his coaching life, there will be a place where he will do a similarly good job.”
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel: “I have to digest that first, I can't say anything at the moment. Kloppo is one of the very best coaches in the world, he has always managed to influence the clubs where he worked. It’s big news.”
Reactions pour in as Klopp suddenly announces Liverpool exit this summer
Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness: “I’m amazed, I just think the demands of that job, it’s one of the best jobs in the world if you get it right and he has done that. It would appear he has got a team again, but it’s just the toll it takes on the individual.
“When I look at Jurgen Klopp, he is such a perfect fit for Liverpool ‘cause he is on it, he’s at it. He’s aggressive, he’s emotional and confrontational, but that takes a toll. The pressures of being a manager at a big football club are enormous.”
Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton: “I didn’t think I was going to hear it today, to be honest. I was at the midweek game. I’ve got to tell you, he was fist-pumping with the fans, he joined in with the fans.
“What he’s done for this club and his time being in charge, [it’s] nothing short of phenomenal: to get them back winning the league, getting them to major finals, getting that pride back in the football club, the joy of playing for Liverpool.”
Former Arsenal and England midfielder Paul Merson: “Wow! I know legend is used loosely [lightly], but he will go down as a Liverpool legend! What a manager and will be missed big time by Liverpool and the Premier League.”
A very surprising Klopp/Liverpool stat...
So, the team you may think of as the defining XI of Klopp’s Liverpool tenure... only started one game together!
The 2019 Champions League final, which they won against Tottenham.
What a stat.
When will Jurgen Klopp’s last match as Liverpool manager take place?
Jurgen Klopp has announced his shock decision to stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.
The Reds boss, who has won every club trophy possible during his near nine-year stint at Anfield, announced the stunning news on Friday morning – saying he is “running out of energy”.
Liverpool are currently five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with four months to go, as the team look to end Klopp’s time in the Anfield dugout on a high.
But Liverpool are also fighting on three other fronts, having on Wednesday progressed to the Carabao Cup final next month, as well as FA Cup and Europa League involvement.
So, when could Klopp’s last Liverpool game be?
When will Jurgen Klopp’s last match as Liverpool manager be?
Liverpool fans react to Jurgen Klopp’s shock announcement
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