Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of season

Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave his role as manager of Liverpool at the end of the season.

According to the German, he is stepping down from his role because he is “running out of energy.”

Klopp joined Liverpool in October 2015 after leaving Borussia Dortmund and his current deal was expected to expire in 2026.

However, the German trainer has decided to end it earlier than expected by leaving at the end of the current season.

“I told the club already in November,” said Klopp, who has announced his decision with his side top of the Premier League.

“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.”

Since taking over the club, Liverpool have won every major honour including the Champions League in 2019 and their first Premier League title in 30 years.