Jurgen Klopp says he may flip his again on soccer as soon as his current contract with Premier League champions Liverpool ends in 2024. The 53-year-old German had wished to take a yr off after he left Borussia Dortmund in 2015 however Liverpool got here calling that October asking him to exchange Brendan Rodgers. Since then he has guided them to the Champions League trophy in 2019 and this yr ended a 30-year watch for the league title. Nevertheless, he instructed the German web site Sportbuzzer that taking a yr out in 2024 will give him time to mirror on what he desires to do subsequent.
“I’ll take a yr off and ask myself if I miss soccer,” Klopp mentioned.
“If the reply is within the damaging, then that might be it for Jurgen Klopp as a coach.”
Klopp who broke Bayern Munich‘s stranglehold on the German title profitable it with Dortmund two years working (2010/11, 2011/12) additionally revealed what he would miss least concerning the high-pressure enterprise of soccer administration.
“If in the future I am not a coach anymore, there’s one factor I will not miss: The brutal stress simply earlier than the sport,” he mentioned.
“That is no laughing matter.”
Having landed the primary English league title for Liverpool in 30 years, Klopp mentioned the brand new champions are longing for extra silverware.
The duty dealing with Liverpool in defending the league crown is formidable as solely Manchester Metropolis prior to now 11 years has achieved that (2017/18, 2018/19).
“The entire membership is up for the brand new season and desires to do it even higher,” mentioned Klopp.
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“We need to chase our opponents and proceed to be a brilliant disagreeable staff that isn’t enjoyable to play in opposition to.
“We’re not defending any titles, we need to get new ones, we have solely simply began profitable.”
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