Jurgen Klopp announces his departure from Liverpool 

After nine years at the club, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he will step down from his managerial role at Liverpool at the end of the 2023–2024 season.

The German’s contract is set to expire in 2026, so the revelation shocked the football community greatly. However, he has now revealed he is leaving the position because he is “running out of energy.” 

“I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people at this moment when you hear it for the first time, but I can explain it – or at least try to explain it,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website.”

“I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.”

“It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew already for longer that I would have to announce it at one point, but I am fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.”

“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”

“First and foremost, I would want to voice our tremendous thanks for Jurgen on behalf of John Henry and Tom Werner,” stated Mike Gordon, president of the Fenway Sports Group. 

“Losing not just a manager of such calibre but also a person and leader for whom we have the utmost regard, appreciation, and affection would cause us great sadness. However, we completely appreciate his decisions and the reasons behind his decision to make this his final season at Liverpool. We would be negligent if we did not use this chance to reiterate that his appointment continues to be one of the greatest blessings of our time, but we will keep the in-depth tributes for a more suitable moment.”

“The incredible achievements of the intervening years speak for themselves, so too does the joy that Jurgen and his team have brought to all of us supporters. His many accomplishments will never be taken for granted. To appropriate an adage synonymous with another Liverpool managerial great, Jurgen Klopp ‘made the people happy’ and we have total confidence he will continue to do so until his eventual departure.”

“It is a testament to Jurgen’s unstinting professionalism and ongoing commitment to the best interests of Liverpool FC that his decision was arrived at in a way which allows for business as usual to be maintained for the remainder of his tenure while simultaneously creating an opportunity for us to prepare for the future.”

“Our priority now is two-fold. First, to ensure that the progress that has been made on the pitch this season is maintained in the final months of the campaign. Second, to continue the due diligence behind the scenes which will allow our football operations department to adapt to a future without Jurgen. As ever, these ambitions will be pursued in the best interests of the club and its supporters and we will update fans as and when significant developments are made.”

“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to place on record our gratitude to Jurgen for everything he has done and continues to do for Liverpool Football Club. Thank you, Jurgen. When the time comes, you will never walk alone.”