Klopp to leave Liverpool at the end of the season

Devastated, but this was always coming rather sooner than later.

If we don't get Xabi Alonso as his replacement it'll be back to the old days, and being happy to just competing for a top four spot. Our best young players might be starting to look elsewhere as well.

There’s no guarantee that even if you get Xabi Alonso that scenario won’t happen anyway.
 
Leverkusen have said they wouldn't stand in Alonso's way if Liverpool come in for him.

I mean, I would hand Alonso a lifelong extension immediately but in this particular case I would be open to a switch of managers :cool:
 
INEOS are secretly hiring big names in PL (or paying them to quit their clubs using bitcoin so its untrackable). If you cant beat them, make them join you or make them leave.
 
I know all about the bitter rivalry you lot have with Liverpool but come on, have you no compassion?

I feel a bit sorry for anyone losing their job, however otherwise you might dislike them.

For the love of God, can you not find a shred of decent human sympathy?

Sympathy? He has handed his notice in voluntarily and leaves a rich man and Liverpool legend!
 
Makes sense to leave this summer, rather than next. The squad will be cycling off the inhalers again next season, and it’d look bad to leave Liverpool as a mid-table team…
 
I know all about the bitter rivalry you lot have with Liverpool but come on, have you no compassion?

I feel a bit sorry for anyone losing their job, however otherwise you might dislike them.

For the love of God, can you not find a shred of decent human sympathy?
He didnt die ffs.
 
Bricking Ineos ain't he. Not up for the fight.
 
There’s no guarantee that even if you get Xabi Alonso that scenario won’t happen anyway.
Yeah that's true of course, but at least he seems to have the potential to be a great manager, which is more than you can say about some of the other names I've seen floating around.

I wouldn't mind Simeone, but he won't leave Atlético. Not even sure he speaks English to be honest :lol:
 
There were a grand total of 2 games left in the season when Fergie announced his retirement.
In fact he said he learned from his mistake from his '01 retirement where we fell apart. It was for that reason he waited until the league was won even though he made the decision around Christmas time
 
It will be a bad move for Alonso or any other manager to follow in the footsteps. The squad really isn't that great and the top players are ageing.

Klopp will be impossible to replace.
 
I guess Bayern or Madrid but I'd think he'd want to have a break and recharge, get some hunger back.

Can Bayern go another year with Tuchel.
 
When I heard this news I was so happy. I actually don't think I can put it into words. This must be how that lot felt when Fergie stepped down. It's January but it feels like Christmas again!
 
I dislike Liverpool as much as anyone (and lived through their peak years) but I have not been able to bring myself to dislike Klopp. Excellent manager and apparently decent person with a social conscience. Good luck to him (after the end of this season, obviously......)
 
I reckon Salah is gone in the summer too. Reckon VVD might be tempted to leave also. If so, it's going to be a big rebuild job for the next man.
 
I completely disagree. In SAF's last season the players gave everything to win the league following a season where we lost it to City. We comfortably finished ahead of that same City team by 11 points. We also looked like we could have gone far in the CL that season, really getting screwed over by a ridiculous red card against Nani that completely swung the game in Real Madrid's favour after we had been winning.

Given we already have a very similar example at our own club, I don't see why you would assume the opposite would happen at Liverpool.

I mean you've just made up an absolute load of fictional nonsense - there were 2 games left and we'd already had the league wrapped up as we were 10 points ahead.

Fergie PURPOSEFULLY held off on the news and wanted to wait until the league was over but his hand was forced.
 
I completely disagree. In SAF's last season the players gave everything to win the league following a season where we lost it to City. We comfortably finished ahead of that same City team by 11 points. We also looked like we could have gone far in the CL that season, really getting screwed over by a ridiculous red card against Nani that completely swung the game in Real Madrid's favour after we had been winning.

Given we already have a very similar example at our own club, I don't see why you would assume the opposite would happen at Liverpool.

The correct comparison is 2001/02 when Fergie announced he was retiring before the season started. We weren’t great at all that season, although there were several factors. Not that it has any real bearing on Liverpool in 2024.
 
Issue Liverpool have is that their recent success is down to Klopp only. They remind me a lot of United in Fergie’s last 4 years. Their owners don’t give any more of a feck about them then ours do about us.
 
Fergie didn't announce he was leaving til we had already won the league and were out of CL
There were a grand total of 2 games left in the season when Fergie announced his retirement.
I mean you've just made up an absolute load of fictional nonsense - there were 2 games left and we'd already had the league wrapped up as we were 10 points ahead.

Fergie PURPOSEFULLY held off on the news and wanted to wait until the league was over but his hand was forced.
Alright, I misremembered it then. Didn't intentionally make it up. I still suspect Liverpool's performances will be very strong for the rest of the season though, largely due to them wanting Klopp to go out on a high.
 
Because it is Liverpool, I would believe they already have a replacement lined up or discussed. Also it is telling how this news comes out of the blue. If it were at United, the leaks would have happened 2 days back.
 
Alright, I misremembered it then. Didn't intentionally make it up. I still suspect Liverpool's performances will be very strong for the rest of the season though, largely due to them wanting Klopp to go out on a high.
I agree, I don't think they'll collapse like we did when Fergie announced in 2002 or when Pellegrini was leaving in 2016
 
This is embarrassing. Not one person associated with United should want Klopp and it's not like he would even consider it anyways. And I don't hate the man.

Do you really want us to return to the top by just poaching everyone from City and Pool...what's the point of that

I beg to differ. Even if we don't get Klopp, we are most likely to poach a top manager from another team to replace ETH. I can't think of any decent managers that are available on free transfer. Is a willing buyer willing seller game.
 
I wouldn't mind Simeone, but he won't leave Atlético. Not even sure he speaks English to be honest

The football his team plays isn't great to watch, but I do find him hilarious and entertaining. Also enjoyed his contribution to that Beckham doc on Netflix - when asked about the infamous sending off and whether he thought Beckham deserved the red card, “Absolutely not. Absolutely not. The contact was minimal. You can see I was hamming it up, knocked over by David’s imaginary kick.”

Liverpool could do a lot worse. It will surely be Alsonso, though.
 
Because it is Liverpool, I would believe they already have a replacement lined up or discussed. Also it is telling how this news comes out of the blue. If it were at United, the leaks would have happened 2 days back.
Aside from hiring Klopp, what have FSG done that makes you believe they are any better than the Glazers? I think it's entirely thinkable they just got lucky once.
 
Offer him a salary he can't refuse and give ETH his marching orders at the end of the season!!
 
Ancelotti just extended his contract, so did Xabi Alonso. Klopp said he's taking at least a year sabbatical.

Oh my bad, was looking forward to a nice merry go round... But extending contracts surely just means that you'd potentially have to convince the guy and agree to a fee with the club.