Jurgen Klopp is entering the twilight of his Liverpool managerial career, that is, if the words of Klopp himself are to be believed. The German tactician is planning on leaving the club in 2024 – if he does not have the energy to continue anymore.
Jurgen Klopp, in a recent media interaction, claimed his plan to leave Liverpool upon the expiration of his contract in 2024 remains in place. The Reds find themselves in a particularly productive period with Klopp at the helm, during which they have won the Premier League, the Champions League, the Super Cup, the Club World Cup, and the EFL Cup.
However, a change might be afoot, with Klopp confirming his desire to see out his current contract without the intention of signing another one. That, he says, remains a possibility that could change if he sustains his “energy” beyond the current period.
“The plan at the moment is to get to 2024 and then, ‘Thank you very much’,”
“I love what I do, but I said a couple of times that there must be something else out there in the world, apart from always thinking about very skilled, good-looking, fantastically nice football players!
“At the moment I am full of energy but we have to make sure that remains the case. You don’t want to be sitting around tired more often than not thinking, ‘Wow, why is everyone bothered about things out there? I couldn’t care less’.”
A 2024-exit still makes the Liverpool gig Klopp’s longest to date. The 54-year-old stayed for seven years in his breakout job at FSV Mainz and then another seven at Borussia Dortmund, with whom he won his first domestic titles – and partook in his first Champions League Final. Klopp left Dortmund after the 2014/15 season and joined Liverpool in 2015 following a short sabbatical.
Klopp has presided over 360 games – and counting – for Liverpool since. The German has enjoyed a credible 60 percent win rate – his status as a Liverpudlian great established the moment he led the team to their first-ever Premier League title in the 2019/20 season.
