Hans Joachim Watzke (Managing director of Borussia Dortmund: “I have a lot of respect for this decision. But that shows once again that Jürgen is exceptional.”
Thomas Tuchel (Bayern Munich coach): “That’s amazing news. I have to digest it first. I can understand that. I’ll have to get used to it for a while. Kloppo is one of the very best coaches in the world. He has the clubs on all his stations in a special way.”
Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen coach): “What Jürgen has done at Liverpool over the last nine years deserves great admiration and respect. But my focus is on Leverkusen. I have great motivation to work here.”
Edin Terzic (Borussia Dortmund coach): “Jürgen 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 where he will do a similarly good job.”
Mike Gordon (President of Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool FC): “Jürgen’s signing has been one of the greatest blessings of our time as owners. It goes without saying that we will be very sad to lose not only a manager of such caliber, “But also a person and leader for whom we have enormous respect, gratitude and affection. At the same time, we respect his wishes and the reasons why he has decided that the current season will be his last with Liverpool.”
Erik ten Hag (Manchester United team manager): “This is not good for the Premier League. He started an era, he built the club, he brought the club back to where it belongs, I congratulate him on that. He has a great one in Liverpool Job done. But I can understand him, it’s a long time. It’s a time of building, achieving, with setbacks and the Premier League is very intense, so I can understand his arguments for resigning.”