Liverpool have confirmed their manager Jurgen Klopp has signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2026.
The German signed an additional two-year deal to extend his contract which was set to expire in 2024.
Klopp’s assistants Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz have also followed his footsteps to extend their contracts as well.
“There are so many words I could use to describe how I am feeling about this news… delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited would be a start,” Klopp said after signing the contract extension.
“There is just so much to love about this place. I knew that before I came here, I got to know it even better after I arrived and now I know it more than ever before.
“Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be a two-way street; you have to be right for each other. The feeling we were absolutely right for each other is what brought me here in the first place and it’s why I’ve extended previously.
“This one is different because of the length of time we have been together. I had to ask myself the question: Is it right for Liverpool that I stay longer?
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“Along with my two assistant managers, Pep Lijnders and Pete Krawietz, we came to the conclusion it was a ‘Yes!’
“When the owners brought the possibility to renew to me, I asked myself the question I’ve mused over publicly. Do I have the energy and vibe to give of myself again what this amazing place requires from the person in the manager’s office?
“I didn’t need too long to answer in truth. The answer was very simple… I’m in love with here and I feel fine!”
Klopp joined Liverpool in 2015 and since then, he has won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Premier League title and most recently the Carabao Cup.
The 54-year-old has also guided his team to the FA Cup final and have one foot in the Champions League final after defeating Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals.
Klopp is also hot on the trail of Pep Guardiola and his men who are a point above Liverpool in the Premier League standings.
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