Jürgen Klopp’s successful era at Liverpool will be extended by another two years. As the football club and the coach announced one day after the 2-0 (0-0) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against the harmless Bayern conqueror FC Villarreal, the coach is extending his contract, which expires in 2024, by another two years. With that, Klopp sent a strong signal on Thursday for the crucial weeks on the way to the historic title four-pack. “I’m staying for two more years,” said Klopp in a video distributed by Liverpool FC. In it he first joked that his wife Ulla is the reason for staying. “Ulla wants to stay. So what do you do as a good husband if the woman wants to stay? You stay,” explained the 54-year-old with a mischievous grin. “The most important contract I’ve signed in my life is with Ulla. That’s how it started now. We sat at the kitchen table and Ulla said: ‘I can’t imagine that we’ll leave here in 2024’https:/ /www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/.” Seriously, he added to the fans: “You know, I love our club, it’s the best place to be. I feel really, really happy.” Several media had previously reported that Klopp had signaled that he could imagine a longer engagement with the top English club. Originally, the former Dortmund champion coach had announced his departure for 2024 after nine years in Liverpool.
For the first time in the club’s history, Liverpool could win four trophies in one season
It’s a huge gift for Liverpool fans as Klopp has restored the club to a top spot in international football. This season even beckons a year for the history books, should the Reds actually win all four titles for the first time in their club history. Klopp left the title talk after the sovereign success over Villarreal cold. “Wet our pants just before the toilet, it’s still wet, that’s why it’s not really close now, it doesn’t help either,” said former Mainz and Dortmund coaches at Dazn. The Bayern bankruptcy in Villarreal is enough warning for the coach. “It’s only half-time, nothing more, nothing less,” said Klopp, who is looking forward to the third premier class final with Liverpool in five years. In view of the sovereign performance, Villarreal would have to improve considerably in order to stop the Liverpool Express towards the final on May 28th in Paris.
For the first time in the club’s glorious history, Liverpool could lift four trophies in one season. They’ve already won the League Cup, they’ve reached the FA Cup final against Chelsea and coach Thomas Tuchel, and in the Premier League the LFC are just a point behind long-time rivals Manchester City. “I can’t think about any titles at all,” said Klopp given the tight schedule. “We’re trying to get through the situation as best we can.” It is already “a great season” for him at this point in time. Mike Gordon, president of American club owner Fenway Sports Group, traveled to the Villarreal game on Wednesday. The businessman had already negotiated the last contract with Klopp in 2019. Mark Kosicke, the adviser to the successful coach, was also in the stands during the game against the Spaniards – a clear sign of serious contract talks. Klopp has been the Reds manager since 2015. During this time he has led the club back to the top of Europe. In 2019 he won the Champions League with Liverpool, in 2020 the first championship in 30 years. His whereabouts may also be a criterion for the two star strikers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané to extend their contracts, which expire in 2023.