Jurgen Klopp signs contract extension with Liverpool until 2026

Klopp has been Liverpool's manager since 2015.

Jurgen Klopp has signed a contract extension with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until 2026, as reported by The Athletic.  The German and his closest staff, whose deals were set to run out in 2024, have agreed on two-year extensions to their deals at Anfield. Klopp was expected to take a sabbatical after the 2023/24 season, however, the former Borussia Dortmund boss, who took charge of Liverpool in October 2015, will continue as Red's boss until 2026. https://twitter.com/FootballJOE/status/1519673363802767361 The report adds that the 54-year-old has been 're-energised' by the Merseyside outfit's hunt for quadruple this season. Klopp recently stated that any decision to extend his deal would be based on whether he had the energy for the demanding job.

Reds were determined to keep Klopp beyond his existing terms.

Mike Gordon, the president of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, was at Anfield for Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday night. It is also thought that Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke was also in attendance, sat a few seats away from Gordon during the match. The Reds' owners have been keen to extend Klopp's deal beyond his existing terms, with the German evidently determined to do the same. The German has won the Champions League, Club World Cup, Super Cup, Premier League, and Carabao Cup since arriving at the club in 2015. Liverpool are currently on track to complete the quadruple having won this season's Carabao Cup. The Reds are still competing in the Champions League, FA Cup, and the Premier League title race. Related links:

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