Jürgen Klopp

[Scratch]

Jurgen is a Reh-ed is a bit stretched out too, but other than those bits

Maybe "I'm so glad that our Jurgen is a red" instead, saves drawing out the re-ed?

Too late now tho, it's already caught fire!

[Fivex]

https://twitter.com/thisisanfield/st...63241052397568

Amazing. Hope that new contract is handy.

[Mr Pink]

Amazing. Hope that new contract is handy.

That would be ****in amazing- an extra 5 years, haha…

The icing on the cake would be if that was the roadblock for salahs contract too- if he said he’d commit his long term future to the club if klopp was staying too… announce them both at the same time, would be glorious!

[SB]

That would be ****in amazing- an extra 5 years, haha…

The icing on the cake would be if that was the roadblock for salahs contract too- if he said he’d commit his long term future to the club if klopp was staying too… announce them both at the same time, would be glorious!

Dreaming your spot on

[Shaggy]

Jurgen Klopp, the longest serving manager in the Premier League.

[Angryred]

Jurgen Klopp, the longest serving manager in the Premier League.

Let's hope it goes on for another few more!

[Fosterbloke]

Jurgen Klopp, the longest serving manager in the Premier League.

I had to Google when Guardiola arrived convinced he'd been before Klopp joined us. Also no! City's manager was Pellegrini!

[Shaggy]

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[Shaggy]

Liverpool to step up talks with Jürgen Klopp over new contract
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Paul Joyce, Northern Football Correspondent
Thursday April 28 2022, 9.00am, The Times

Klopp’s contract runs out in 2024 but he is open to extending his deal

Liverpool are looking to accelerate talks to extend Jürgen Klopp’s contract after he indicated that he would be open to remaining at Anfield beyond 2024.

Mike Gordon — president of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which owns Liverpool — flew from the US to England for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final against Villarreal, with one of his priorities to progress discussions on a new deal with the manager.

Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke, was also at Anfield and sat a few seats away from Gordon during the 2-0 first-leg success, which bolstered Liverpool’s hopes of reaching a third Champions League final in four years.

Gordon is leading the negotiations after FSG was encouraged by the positive noises from Klopp, 54, over his future. They have always regarded him as the perfect manager for Liverpool and have always wanted him to remain in charge for as long as he is comfortable.

Klopp’s contract is due to expire in two years, but he recently stated that a decision to remain on Merseyside for longer would depend on whether he felt he had the energy to commit to the club he joined in October 2015, following a brief sabbatical after seven years at Borussia Dortmund.

He admitted that he was left drained by the events of last season, when Liverpool’s title defence was undermined by injuries to key players such as Virgil van Dijk, while the slog of touring empty grounds due to the Covid-19 pandemic took its toll.

However, he has been re-energised since last summer and has once again been the driving force behind the club’s pursuit of what would be a historic quadruple of trophies.

Liverpool lifted the Carabao Cup in February, face a rematch from that game with Chelsea in the FA Cup final next month, are a point behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race with five matches remaining, and are favourites to reach the Champions League final.

The strong bond Klopp has forged with Liverpool from an ownership, player and supporter perspective underpins his contentment — his wife, Ulla, was recently among the away supporters for the league game with City — and there is also the prospect of his side going from strength to strength.

The clever recruitment of the likes of Luis Díaz, Diogo Jota and Ibrahima Konaté in recent transfer windows has maintained the club’s forward momentum by freshening up the squad and that approach is likely to continue. A deal for Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho, 19, has been lined up and there is interest in Aberdeen’s 18-year-old right back Calvin Ramsay, who is also wanted by Leeds United.

Liverpool are also considering midfield reinforcements this summer. They like Monaco’s Aurélien Tchouaméni, although they are aware the France international is attracting interest from Real Madrid. Whether they press ahead with interest depends on a number of factors, including price, but it would be a midfielder with a similar profile to the powerful Tchouaméni that they would target should he be out of reach.

A final decision from Klopp on his future will also be heavily influenced by whether the assistant managers Pepijn Lijnders and Peter Krawietz are also on board, given the strength of his relationship with them.

When Klopp signed his latest extension in December 2019, it was Gordon who flew to Merseyside to finalise negotiations following the Champions League victory over Red Bull Salzburg. The news brings with it the potential of a huge boost before the final month of a remarkable campaign with Liverpool’s next game coming at Newcastle United on Saturday lunchtime.

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Bascombe reporting the same in the Torygraph:

Liverpool have opened contract talks with manager Jurgen Klopp and are stepping up their efforts to persuade their coach to stay at Anfield for at least another four years.

Fenway Sports Group president, Michael Gordon, was in attendance at Anfield for Wednesday night’s 2-0 first leg Champions League semi-final victory over Villarreal. He was joined by Klopp’s representative Marc Kosicke with Liverpool gleefully pouncing at a recent glimmer of hope that their manager is now ready to discuss the possibility of extending his terms.

The positive development bodes well. Klopp’s current deal which - is understood to be worth around £10million a year - runs out in 2024, meaning he has two seasons left to run. Any new deal will almost certainly see those terms improve, although money is not thought to be a major issue in negotiations.

Throughout his Anfield tenure, Liverpool’s owners have respected Klopp’s wish to give prolonged consideration as to whether he pens another contract. Klopp has always stated he will only sign contracts he intends to honour in full, unwilling to commit without being sure he has the energy and motivation to keep going.

But despite the gruelling schedule as Liverpool pursue a unique quadruple, Klopp seems to be re-energised after the toughest period of his career in 2021. And having been informed that Klopp is open to the possibility of staying, Gordon - who has a close working relationship with the manager - has formally opened the negotiation process.

Liverpool have remained hopeful from the outset that Klopp would find it too difficult to walk away at the end of his current terms, although he is much deeper into his contract than when signing his previous deal. He penned his last contract in 2019, three years before his last contract was due to expire.

The wait this time can be partially explained by the debilitating impact of lockdown. Klopp has always said he will respect the wishes of family, especially his wife, Ulla before deciding if he wants to remain in England.

Liverpool’s manager will also feel some responsibility for his staff. He has built a formidable backroom team, with the coaches, analysts, nutritionists and set-piece coaches aware that - in football - their futures are generally intrinsically linked to the manager. Whenever there is a change in the dug-out, a new army of lieutenants tend to follow.

With the team built to be in such prime condition, seeing it all come to an end in 2024 would feel regrettably premature. Whatever Klopp decides, FSG will not want to suffer a ‘brain drain’ of so many elite performing staff. Should he stay, he will celebrate ten years as Liverpool manager in 2025 and virtually guarantee the club will remain one of the strongest in Europe for the foreseeable future.

Analysis: To the despair of Liverpool's rivals, Klopp is poised to continue his Anfield love affair

The Kop recently created a new chant for Jurgen Klopp. It is a version of The Beatles “I Feel Fine'' paying tribute to how he has kept his promise to revolutionise the club. Should contract talks lead to a positive outcome, ‘fine’ will be an understatement.

It is a measure of Klopp’s importance to Liverpool that the first glimmer of hope he will extend his stay on Merseyside will be met with the same euphoria that greeted Sadio Mane’s goal against Villarreal last night. Sat at their breakfast tables reading such news, Liverpool fans may be tempted to whip out their red scarves and swing them above their heads while singing ‘ole, ole, ole’.

As with all contract developments, there should be caution. Klopp and Fenway Sports Group - led by club president Michael Gordon - are still engaged in talks. But the fact that Klopp's representative Marc Kosicke is on Merseyside to meet the senior FSG executive suggests a healthy advancement in negotiations. It is the most positive indication yet that Liverpool will not be engaged in the impossible task of finding a replacement in 2024.

There is often a risk of hyperbole in such matters, but in this case there is no question that if Klopp was to re-commit until 2026 it would be welcomed as if it was the fifth target in a season’s bid for a quintet. Such has been his influence at Anfield, it is now impossible to imagine Liverpool without Klopp. Perhaps he still finds it impossible to imagine himself without Liverpool.

His sweeping vision for the team - first detailed at his unveiling in October 2015 when he somewhat ironically described himself as ‘the normal one’ - has been executed with an extraordinary swagger. Liverpool have improved this season beyond the side which won the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League a year later. Most of their key players are committed until 2025, although there are some - not least Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah - whose futures must be resolved.

Klopp must have watched his side over the last few months, witnessed the evolution and realised there is little prospect of the club suffering a downward spiral by 2024. At 54, he is still relatively young as a coach, although such are the constant, daily demands at a club of Liverpool’s size it cannot be underestimated what toll it takes.

Klopp has often said during press conferences he does recognise the face in the mirror, even from that which arrived in England.

The pandemic hit Klopp - like millions of others - especially hard. He suffered personally and the team suffered professionally. The support of the Anfield board at that time will have meant a lot, especially when they reacted with incredulity and ridicule to suggestions their manager would be under extra pressure following a disappointing title defence. Klopp, Gordon, chairman Tom Werner and principal JW Henry were on the same page. The strength of the relationship between manager and board is rare in modern football, where at the biggest clubs the man in the dug-out is invariably a couple of bad results from the sack.

From the early months, it has been apparent that Klopp will only leave Liverpool on his own terms. It has also been made clear he will only stay if he feels mentally and physically capable of maintaining his hunger. Maybe watching Virgil van Dijk restored to full fitness and excellence, Trent Alexander-Arnold rewriting the rules for right backs, Thiago Alcantara creating weekly masterpieces or newcomer Luis Diaz guaranteeing Anfield will be the go-to venue for a further five years has galvanised the coach.

Having the chance to win four trophies in a single season must have helped, too. A banner unveiled by the Kop last night read ‘These are the Days’.

To Liverpool’s delight, and the despair of rivals, there are grounds for hope they will be extended four more years.

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****ing hell, its almost too much to take in how things are going currently

If we get Klopp on a longer contract, and sign Salah (he was brilliant last night) on a longer contract and win at least one of the big trophies...

What a time to be alive.

[RedReet]

Get this over the line, I think many of us would be happy to sacraficed Mo.

Is it wrong that I think I'd like Guardiola to extend too, if Klopp signs? As nice as it would be to sweep up trophy after trophy for a few years, I find the battle between both clubs fascinating. Watching City matches is almost as emotional as watching our own.

[Shaggy]

No, I want Guardiola gone. For all his pathetic "woe is me, we're the underdogs" whining, and his pass agg nonsense, he's a world class coach and City won't be as good - not close imo - if/when he leaves.

[BigChief]

This will be bigger than a quadruple for me this season, if he signs or personally strongly hints it's about to happen. My only slight concern is Lindjers may want to try his hand at management and with the Liverpool post now delayed he may look elsewhere. As s knock on effect Klopp may decide to call it quits as he wants Lindjers (and certainly doesn't want to stand in his way).