Jurgen Klopp signs extended contract with Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp's new contract will keep him at Anfield until 2022.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has signed a new long-term contract just nine months after arriving at the club. Owners Fenway Sports Group have been so impressed with the German, who guided predecessor Brendan Rodgers' squad to the Europa League and Capital One Cup finals, that they approached him about an extension in order for him and them to be able to plan for the future. The new deal is reportedly for six years - Klopp was initially contracted to 2018 with the option of another year. Klopp's senior backroom staff who followed him from Borussia Dortmund, Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz, have also signed extensions.
Klopp said: “It’s hard to express in words how honoured myself, Zeljko and Peter feel by the commitment shown in us by the ownership and the club in general.
“We are very much at the beginning of our journey, but to already have the connection we have with this very special place is incredible.
“I am the first to recognise that with this great commitment comes a great responsibility. All of our coaching careers we have looked to make teams and clubs better, with the ultimate goal of making the supporters proud and happy.
“To do this we have to make sure we always put player and team development at the heart of every major decision. It is my job to lead that and ensure every element of the LFC football environment reflects the best practices in the game. It is fantastic that the club’s ownership is just as committed to this as we are.
“There is much to do and much to achieve and we look to do this by being the most completely together group anywhere in the world. That’s everyone and we all have responsibility for it - all of us who are part of this LFC family: players, staff, ownership and of course the supporters.
“By being together at all times, we will be stronger, better and our successes sweeter.”