‘I have no plans beyond that’: Jurgen Klopp admits he only thought he would be a manager for 25 years when he started his career… and when his Liverpool contract ends in 2024, he will have been in dugout for nearly 24!
- Jurgen Klopp revealed that he only planned to be a manager for 25 years
- Klopp will have been a manager for almost 24 years when Liverpool deal expires
- Klopp, 53, started out at Mainz before taking charge of Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he only thought he would be a manager for 25 years when he started his coaching career.
Klopp took his first steps into management with Mainz in 2001 and will have been coaching for over 23 years when his current Liverpool contract expires in 2024.
The 53-year-old stressed that at present he doesn’t have any plans beyond his Liverpool contract.
Jurgen Klopp planned to be a manager for only 25 years when he started at Mainz in 2001
As reported by The Mirror, Klopp said: ‘I don’t see me doing that at that age,’ Klopp says. ‘When I became a manager [aged 33], I thought … “right, now 25 power years start”.
‘I was seven and a half years at Mainz, seven at Dortmund and in 2024 (when his current contract at Liverpool ends) it will be 23 and half.
‘I have no plans beyond that.’
Klopp has enjoyed much success in his managerial career, and has earned much praise for the incredible work he has done at Liverpool, with whom he won the Champions League last season and the Premier League this season, ending the club’s 30 year wait for a league title.
Klopp will have been a manager for nearly 24 years when his Liverpool deal expires in 2024
Klopp has enjoyed much success in his career and won the Bundesliga twice with Dortmund
Since arriving at Anfield in 2015, Klopp has overseen a considerable rebuilding job, not just in terms of personnel, but also having a transformative effect regarding the club’s playing style.
While at Borussia Dortmund, Klopp won the Bundesliga twice, while he also reached the final of the Champions League in 2013.
It will be intriguing to see what lies in store for Liverpool next season, with Klopp’s side aiming to retain the title and also compete in Europe.
Prior to that, they have six Premier League games remaining as they look to respond after the surprise 4-0 defeat to Manchester City.