LIVERPOOL wants to extend Jürgen Klopp’s contract, following the Champions League triumph, his players believe this heralds a glittering era under their charismatic manager.
Klopp has three years remaining on the six-year, £7m per annum contract he signed during his first summer at Liverpool in 2016, but Fenway Sports Group will look to secure the man who has transformed the club’s fortunes and give him a longer deal.
The 51-year-old German loves being the Liverpool manager and his family is happy on Merseyside. Rewarding him with an improved contract beyond 2022 is viewed as a priority by FSG, as it seeks to build on a position of strength this summer.
Klopp has dismissed talk of a contract extension in recent months, insisting he is satisfied with and committed to a seven-year stay that would match his tenures at Borussia Dortmund and Mainz.
Having secured the core of the Champions League winning squad on long-term deals, including Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino until 2023, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson until 2024, Liverpool’s owner wants to follow suit with the manager.
Victory over Tottenham in Madrid delivered the first trophy of Klopp’s Liverpool reign and Jordan Henderson said it will create the belief that Champions League victories, epic nights such as the Barcelona comeback and Premier League title challenges can become the norm at Anfield.
“It was an amazing feeling to know we had done it when the final whistle went,” said the fifth man to hoist the European Cup as Liverpool captain. “And then to lift the trophy was a special feeling that we will never forget.”
– The Guardian
