Jurgen Klopp announces he will QUIT Liverpool at end of season in bombshell statement

JURGEN KLOPP is sensationally set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

The German took over at Anfield in October 2015 but he has now decided to call time on his Liverpool career.

Jurgen Klopp will step down at the end of the season

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Klopp led Liverpool to their sixth Champions League title in 2019[/caption]

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He also won the League Cup and FA Cup double in 2022[/caption]

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Klopp took over as Liverpool manager in October 2015[/caption]

Klopp has won the Premier League and Champions League with the Reds and is currently top of the Prem table.

But he revealed he is running out of energy and cannot continue in the job year after year.

Klopp explained his decision to step down in an emotional interview in which he shared his love for the club, the fans and the city.

He said: “I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it.

“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 it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely 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.”

Klopp informed Liverpool’s owners of his intention to quit in November.

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He has won five major trophies with the Reds[/caption]

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Liverpool won their first league title in 30 years under the German[/caption]

Klopp’s wife Ulla previously convinced him to stay at LiverpoolRex

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His decision comes just 18 months after Klopp U-turned on his decision to quit the club after being convinced to stay at Anfield by his wife Ulla.

Klopp signed a four-year deal instead but realised he was unlikely to stick around for next season when discussing summer plans with club chiefs.

He continued: “I told the club already in November. I have to explain a little bit that maybe the job I do people see from the outside, I’m on the touchline and in training sessions and stuff like this, but the majority of all the things happen around these kind of things.

“That means a season starts and you plan pretty much the next season already.

“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.

“It didn’t start [then], but of course last season was kind of a super-difficult season and there were moments when at other clubs probably the decision would have been, ‘Come on, thank you very much for everything but probably we should split here, or end it here.’ That didn’t happen here, obviously.

“For me it was super, super, super-important that I can help to bring this team back onto the rails. It was all I was thinking about.

“When I realised pretty early that happened, it’s a really good team with massive potential and a super age group, super characters and all that, then I could start thinking about myself again and that was the outcome.

“It is not what I want to [do], it is just what I think is 100 per cent right.”

Klopp is only missing the Europa League

Klopp’s decision has caused shockwaves with fans and pundits alike left stunned.

Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher reacted saying: “This news was always going to be a body blow to the club whenever it came.

“I just thought it would be another few years away.

“What a manager, what a man, let’s go out with a bang Jurgen!”

While Gary Lineker said: “Wow. Huge news. What an incredible job he’s done. A special The Rest Is Football podcast will be with you this afternoon.”

Compatriot Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Klopp as manager of Borussia Dortmund in 2015, added: “I have to digest that first.

“Kloppo is one of the very best coaches in the world, he has always managed to influence the clubs where he worked. It’s big news.”

TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods also shared her shock, tweeting: “Wowwww. I don’t even support Liverpool and I’m upset!”

He oversaw Liverpool’s first league win in 30 years in 2020 – a year after leading the Reds to Champions League glory.

The German also led Liverpool to a cup double in 2022, beating Chelsea in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup final on penalties.

Klopp’s first final in charge of Liverpool was the 2016 Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City, with the Reds also losing to Sevilla in the Europa League final the same year.

But he still has a chance to add more silverware to Liverpool’s trophy cabinet with his side top of the table and five points clear of second-placed City.

Liverpool are also still in three cup competitions after progressing to the Carabao Cup final on Wednesday.

The Reds are now on the search for a successor to Klopp, with former midfielder Xabi Alonso firm favourite to take over.

Alonso has impressed in his first managerial job at Bayer Leverkusen, taking his side to the Bundesliga summit this season without losing a game.

However he has played down talk linking him with the Liverpool job, saying: “Speculation is normal, my focus is here on Bayer Leverkusen”.

“I am very happy at Leverkusen with my players at the moment.

“Big surprise in Liverpool, of course — for what Jürgen did in Liverpool I have great respect and admiration.”