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Updated Friday, January 26, 2024-12:21
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German coach
Jürgen Klopp
announced this Friday that he will leave
Liverpool
at the end of the season, after almost nine years in charge.
Klopp, who arrived at
Anfield
in October 2015, returned Liverpool to European glory, winning the
Champions League
in 2019, and domestic success, winning the first league title in 30 years in 2020, in addition to winning an FA Cup. , a League Cup, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup.
"I'm running out of energy
," Klopp said in an interview with the club's media in which he explained the reasons for his departure. "I have no problem, obviously. I knew I would have to announce it at some point, it's all good, but I know I can't do this job over and over again."
November
Klopp explained that
he informed the board of his departure in November
, when they began planning the next season and said to himself: "I don't know if I will be here next year."
"I can understand that this is a shock for many people, but I can explain it. I love everything about this club, this city and our fans. I love the team and my coaching staff. Everything, but for me to make this decision shows that I am convinced that It's what I have to take."
Along with Klopp, his assistants
Pepijn Lijnders,
who will begin a solo career as a coach, and
Peter Krawietz
, as well as elite development coach Vitor Matos, are leaving the team.