Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, has confirmed that he will not take another job after leaving the club for at least a year, whenever that may be.
Klopp has been in charge of Liverpool for more than seven years, the longest tenure of his managerial career, following just over six years at Mainz and seven full seasons at Borussia Dortmund.
The German was expected to leave Liverpool at the end of his previous contract in 2024, but he signed new terms earlier this year until 2026.
"If I end the contract in Liverpool, nothing will be done for at least a year," he told Bild.Klopp has also stated that he has not ruled out becoming Germany's national team coach before retiring, a position to which he has been frequently linked in recent years.
"It's not completely out of the question that I'll be the national coach at some point. But it must fit. And it hasn't so far," the two-time Bundesliga champion explained.
Klopp has previously stated that he intends to return to Germany at some point in the future, whether to coach or simply relax. That was in 2016, and he also stated his intention to retire before reaching the age of 60, which is now only four and a half years away."I certainly will [return to Germany] to live, but I don't know if I will be back there as a coach. "There will come a time when I will say, 'Thank you, it was a pleasure,'" Klopp told RND at the time.
"It's very unlikely that I'll still be sitting on the bench when I'm 60. And, if I only get to coach Mainz, Dortmund, and Liverpool at the end of my career, it will have been three fantastic clubs."
When Klopp's current Liverpool contract expires in 2026, he will have just turned 59.
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