London (AFP)
Defending European champion Liverpool on Friday contracted his German coach Jürgen Klopp, extended until 2024 when the "Reds" aspire to win their first title in the Premier League for thirty years.
Arrived in October 2015 on the bench of the English club, the former technician Borussia Dortmund, 52, was previously under contract until 2022.
The announcement comes at a time when Liverpool, qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League, caracole leading the Championship of England with 8 points ahead of his runner-up Leicester and 14 on Manchester City, double title holder.
"When I was named in the fall of 2015, I felt like we were made for each other - in fact, now I feel I have underestimated this feeling" , commented the German, arrived on Anfield's bench to replace Brendan Rodgers.
In Dortmund, where he worked for seven years (2008-2015), Klopp built his reputation by winning the Bundesliga two years in a row, in 2011 and 2012, and in the following year reaching the final of the Champions League, lost against Bayern Munich.
Much appreciated by Anfield's public, Klopp took Liverpool to the top of Europe after defeating Tottenham (2-0) in the C1 final on June 1, a year after falling to Real Madrid at the same stage. the competition.
The German technician, long considered a cursed finalist, also lost the final of the Europa League against Sevilla in 2016.
A dolphin from Manchester City last season, Klopp is hoping to offer Liverpool this season as an English Champion, which the club has been waiting for since 1989-1990.
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