By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Jurgen Klopp has agreed a new contract which will keep him and his key backroom staff at Liverpool until at least 2026.
The Reds manager accepted a fresh four year deal which will replace the remaining two years of his current agreement, and run until 2026, with the option left open of extending beyond that date.
Speaking to Liverpool’s official website after the deal was confirmed, Klopp said: ‘There are so many words I could use to describe how I am feeling about this news… delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited would be a start.
‘There is just so much to love about this place. I knew that before I came here, I got to know it even better after I arrived and now I know it more than ever before.
‘Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be a two-way street; you have to be right for each other. The feeling we were absolutely right for each other is what brought me here in the first place and it’s why I’ve extended previously.
‘This one is different because of the length of time we have been together. I had to ask myself the question: Is it right for Liverpool that I stay longer?
‘Along with my two assistant managers, Pep Lijnders and Pete Krawietz, we came to the conclusion it was a “Yes!”
‘There is a freshness about us as a club still and this energises me. For as long as I have been here, our owners have been unbelievably committed and energetic about this club and it is clear that right now this applies to our future as much as I’ve ever known.’
Liverpool’s owners have been determined to keep Klopp beyond his existing terms and made their move after the indication he wanted to do the same.
Liverpool have already won the Carabao Cup, are one point behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, will contest the FA Cup final and have one foot in the Champions League showpiece.
Klopp lifted the Champions League, Club World Cup and Super Cup with Liverpool in 2019, before capturing the Premier League title in 2020.