Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirms Anfield exit plan as he drops cheeky retirement joke
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is planning out his future after leading the Reds to Premier League glory.
Posted Tuesday, July 14, 2020 by Express.co.uk
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp might stay at Anfield for just four more seasons after confirming he plans to return to Germany one day. Klopp has turned Liverpool into one of the world's top sides since taking the reins from Brendan Rodgers in 2015.
The Reds won the Champions League last season - 12 months on from final heartache in Kiev - and this year ended a three-decade wait to secure the Premier League title.
Klopp is a living legend on Merseyside and will be looking to build a dynasty after overhauling Manchester City this season.
The 53-year-old has now confirmed, however, that he's already thinking about leaving Anfield in the not too distant future.
Speaking to German outlet SWR, Klopp has revealed he's planning to quit Liverpool when his contract expires in 2024.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp plans to stay at Anfield for four more years
Asked about his career plans, the newly-crowned Premier League champion said: "Another four years of Liverpool."
Liverpool coaxed Klopp into cutting short his sabbatical when they brought him in to replace the departed Rodgers just short of five years ago.
The German has shown no ill effects of not taking a longer break but said he wanted to "do nothing for a year" after he leaves Anfield.
Klopp said he then would likely have the opportunity for the first time to do "what I want to do" before cheekily joking he may retire as he added: "Maybe a club, a national team or nothing at all."
He admitted, though, that things might change as he said: "But in five years the world can look very different again".
Liverpool are the third club of Klopp's managerial career following spells at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund in Germany.
He spent 18 years at Mainz as a player and and a coach and is open to moving back to the western city when he leaves football behind.
Asked if he will return to Germany, Klopp said: "Definitely to live there, after my career. Most likely even back to Mainz."
Klopp's wife Ulla is currently back home in Germany and they have been unable to see each other due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Liverpool boss has three more Premier League games to lead his side through before he can visit his homeland.
And he's revealed he just can't wait, saying: "I'm most looking forward to going back to the restaurant and enjoying the new normality in Germany."
Next up for Liverpool is Wednesday night's showdown against Arsenal, with Chelsea and Newcastle then lying in wait for the champions.
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