Following Liverpool’s 3-0 Premier League loss to Brighton, Jurgen Klopp expressed regret to the departing Liverpool supporters at the Amex Stadium.
He has communicated this decision to the club’s owners. The 56-year-old had only signed a contract extension that would last until 2026 early in 2022.
In a club-released YouTube video on Friday, Klopp said, “I can understand that it is a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it.”
“I adore this team, the staff, the city, our supporters, and everything about this club.” I adore everything. But the fact that I am still going with this choice demonstrates to you my conviction that it is the right one for me to make,” Klopp said.
“I am, if I may put it this way, becoming increasingly lethargic. Naturally, I have no issues at all right now. I have known for a while that I will eventually need to make an announcement, but for now, everything is fine. “I am aware that I am not capable of performing the job repeatedly,” Klopp says in the video, outlining his reasons for leaving.
The news has shocked Liverpool supporters greatly. After taking over the team in 2015, Klopp helped the then-crisis-ridden team return to its previous level of play and, through his achievements and demeanour, won over many Merseysiders.
Among his many accomplishments with Liverpool are the FA Cup (21/22), the English Championship (2019/2020), and the Champions League (2018/2019).
In addition to Klopp, Vitor Matos, the elite development coach, and assistant coaches Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz will also be leaving Liverpool at the end of the current campaign. It appears Lijnders hopes to become a coach in the near future.
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