Klopp To Leave Liverpool At End Of Season

Jurgen Klopp has announced he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

Klopp, who will hold a press conference at 3pm on Friday, has explained he is “running out of energy”.

“I will leave the club at the end of the season,” Klopp said in an emotional video posted by Liverpool. “I understand that it’s a shock.”

Klopp confirmed he had told the club’s bosses about his intention to stand down back in November last year.

“When we sat there together talking about potential signings, the next summer camp and can we go wherever, the thought came up, ‘I am not sure I am here then anymore’ and I was surprised myself by that. I obviously start thinking about it.”

“This news was always going to be a body blow to the club whenever it came,” responded Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher. “I just thought it would be another few years away. What a manager, what a man, let’s go out with a bang Jurgen!”

Liverpool are five points clear at the top of the Premier League and the 56-year-old will be hoping to go out on a high by winning the title again.

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Klopp became Liverpool boss in 2015.

Since then, the German has gone on to win the club’s first Premier League title.

He also guided the club to UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2022, and won the trophy in 2019.