Klopp: Milner will not retire, and advancing age does not affect Mohamed Salah

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said that midfielder James Milner is absolutely keen to continue playing, and that he "certainly will not retire at the end of the current season".

The 36-year-old Englishman played for Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Manchester City, before joining Liverpool on a free deal in 2015. While at Liverpool, Milner played a pivotal role in the team, playing 273 games with the club and winning two Premier League titles with the club. and the European Champions League.

Klopp told reporters before his team's match today against Burnley, "Next year, Milley will certainly not retire. He is very keen to continue playing, and I honestly understand that."

"If you are lucky enough and stay in good health, life after your career is much longer than your career years. So you have to continue in your career as long as possible and if you can play football, it is better than other things," the German coach added.

And Klopp added, "Mili will be fine after his career as well, but he definitely loves what he's doing now and for sure he will play football next year."

Milner's current contract with Liverpool expires at the end of this season, and Klopp confirmed the existence of secret talks between the two parties with the aim of extending the link, saying, "Yes, of course, the club and I are in talks with Milly. We'll see."

With regard to the Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, and the file to renew his contract, who is on the verge of thirty years old, “a year or two ago, the first 3 candidates for the Golden Ball award, away from Salah, were at the age of 34 or older,” noting that advancing age does not affect A player like Salah.

He added, "The peak does not occur in the mid-twenties, the maximum advantage is in the early thirties and mid thirties, when the player can see things from a correct perspective, given what he has learned during his career."

He stressed that he hopes to renew it in the coming period.

It is noteworthy that Salah imposed his financial demands on the Liverpool administration in order to renew his contract, which expires in the summer of 2023.

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