The timing is ideal, the day after Liverpool’s convincing success over Villarreal (2-0), in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League. Jürgen Klopp announced on Thursday that he was extending his lease with the Reds for two more seasons. Arrived in October 2015, the German manager is therefore now under contract until June 2026, as he indicated in a “casual” video shared by the venerable English club.
“I’m staying two more years,” he says, mug in hand. Which is another four years from now. The longest-serving coach in the Premier League first explains his choice by… a decision by his wife, Ulla. “As a good husband, what do you do when your wife wants to stay?” You stay, launches the 54-year-old technician, winner of the Champions League and the Club World Cup in 2019, among other things, as well as the English championship in 2020. This is not the only reason, but c is one of the reasons. »
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“I love our club,” he continues. This is the place to be. I feel really, really lucky. Klopp, whose deputies Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz have also extended until 2026, spoke directly to Reds fans: “I hope we all have a great time together.”
It’s off to a good start for this end of the season. Already winner of the League Cup, Liverpool can dream of a fabulous quadruple this season, since it is 2nd in the Premier League, semi-finalist of the C1 in very favorable waivers and finalist of the Cup.