“It is not out of the question for me to become Germany coach at some point,” Klopp told German newspaper Bild on January 4. “But everything has to be right, and so far that hasn’t happened. If I end my contract at Liverpool, then for sure nothing will happen for the next year.”
Klopp has repeatedly affirmed that he will leave Liverpool when the old contract between the two sides expires at the end of the 2023-2024 season. By April 2022, the 55-year-old coach changed his mind and signed a new contract with Liverpool until 2026, with no cancellation clause.
However, Liverpool have fallen this season when they are currently sixth in the Premier League with 28 points, 16 points behind Arsenal. Klopp’s army has just received their fifth defeat in the Premier League this season, losing 1-3 at Brentford on January 2. After the match, the German coach admitted that it was difficult for Liverpool to finish in the top 4, and complained about the club’s decline compared to last season because of many pillars of injury. Virgil van Dijk is the latest name injured, after Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Arthur Melo, James Milner and Roberto Firmino.
Therefore, German media reported that Klopp could soon leave Liverpool and accept the offer of the German Football Federation (DFB). Incumbent coach Hansi Flick did not meet expectations when he and Germany were eliminated from the group stage of the 2022 World Cup. After many crisis meetings, the DFB decided to continue to put their faith in Flick.
In March 2021, Klopp denied the ability to lead Germany , when Joachim Low announced that he would leave the team after Euro 2021. At that time, the 55-year-old coach expressed his desire to take a year off if the contract ends with the club. Liverpool.
Rumors about Klopp’s future have resurfaced when Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the owner of Liverpool, plans to offer partners and is ready to sell shares of the club if it receives a reasonable price. November 2022.
Therefore, Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke, had to deny that his client intended to resign at Liverpool and sit in the “hot seat” of the German team. Kosicke also emphasized that Klopp still has the support of the board, loves the club, the fans and is determined to overcome the transition period of Liverpool.
Klopp is the “architect” that helped Liverpool get to where it is now, and has a huge influence at Anfield. In 2015, he took over the club that was disoriented after failing to achieve the desired success with coach Brendan Rodgers. They also no longer have captain Steven Gerrard and the world’s top striker Luis Suarez.
Under Klopp, Liverpool gradually regained their position of power in both the English Premier League and Europe. The 55-year-old has completed his trophy collection at Anfield, with an English Premier League, a Champions League, an FA Cup, an English Super Cup, a League Cup, a European Super Cup and a FIFA Club World Cup.
