Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has signed a new contract to stay at Anfield until 2026, Liverpool’s Premier League announced on Thursday. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp signed a two-year contract extension on Thursday, keeping him at Liverpool until 2026. There were smiles on their faces, Liverpool had just won the Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal, and there were rumours that manager Jurgen Klopp had decided to renew his contract.
Mike Gordon, president of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), owners of Liverpool, flew to Liverpool on Wednesday to see Liverpool beat Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-final. League. Liverpool appointed manager Jurgen Klopp as manager on 8 October 2015 after seven successful seasons at the helm of Borussia Dortmund. Before his time at the Westfalenstadion club, he was at the helm of FSV Mainz 05, bringing them back to the Bundesliga and reaching Europe for the first time in their history. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is already the longest-serving Champions League manager. If he saw his new contract, it would mean he would stay for 11 years, a rarity at one of the world’s biggest clubs in modern football.
Jurgen Klopp has seen a dramatic turnaround since taking over at Liverpool in 2015, winning the Champions League in 2019 and the club’s first Serie A title in 30 years a season later. After coming close to glory on several occasions and losing to Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final, Klopp managed to win Europe’s elite club competition the following season when Liverpool beat Tottenham in the final. The following season, Klopp won Liverpool their first English league title since 1990 and Liverpool’s first in Premier League history.
Jurgen Klopp is already ahead of the Liverpool Cup this season. In the Premier League, one point behind Manchester City will face Chelsea in the FA Cup final and is a favourite to reach the Champions League final for the third time in five seasons. Having Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on a long-term stay will be a massive boost for the club as he looks to bring more world-class players to the club and convince those already there to Sign a new contract. Liverpool has also confirmed that assistant coaches Pepredes and Peter Kravitz have also signed new agreements with the Merseyside club as a further incentive to extend their two-year contracts.
The decisive hurdle in Liverpool’s bid to reach a third Champions League final in five seasons sees them go to Spain with a 2-0 lead following last week’s convincing first-leg triumph at Anfield. Despite having a commanding lead, Klopp is aware that there is still work to be done and is looking forward to the challenge because only the Champions League semi-finals provide.
