What is Jurgen Klopp going to do next? Outgoing Liverpool manager vows to never manage another English club and hints at retirement
Jurgen Klopp will take charge of his final game as Liverpool manager this Sunday afternoon with his long-term future still up in the air.
The German He will go down as a Reds legend after nine years at the club, winning every major trophy during his tenure as boss.
He announced his departure in the middle of the current Premier League season and is now set to leave Anfield for the last time against Wolveslive on the talkSPORT app.
But what's next for Klopp? talkSPORT.com take a look…
What will Jurgen Klopp do next?
Announcing that he would leave LiverpoolKlopp explained his decision and cited a lack of energy as the reason for his departure.
He said: “I'm running out, how can I say it, without energy.
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“I don't have any problems now, obviously, I already knew for a long time that I will have to announce it at some point, but now I am absolutely fine.
“I know I can't do the job over and over and over and over again.”
So it looks like Klopp will give himself some time to rest and step away from management with his energy waning.
And it won't be a small break as he confirmed he won't return to training for at least a year after leaving Liverpool.
“Will I ever work again?” He continued: “Of course, I know myself, I can't just sit back, maybe I'll find something else to do.
“But I will not manage a club or a country for at least a year, that is not possible, I cannot and I do not want to do it.”
But what are your plans after your break from sports? Well, Klopp revealed that he will not be returning to the Premier League.
“What I know definitively is that I will never, ever manage a club in England other than Liverpool, 100 per cent,” he said. “That is not possible.
“My love for this club, my respect for the people is too great. I couldn't. I couldn't think about it for a second. There is no chance. This is part of my life, we are part of the family. We feel at home here.
“There's no chance to do that.”
Klopp has been linked to national work of Germany Like Bayern Munich, there is no indication he will be taking up a new role any time soon.
In fact, in his announcement, he also suggested that could potentially retire of the direction depending on how your break goes.
He said: “If you ask me, 'Will you ever work as a manager again?' Now I would say no.
“But obviously I don't know how I'll feel because I've never had that situation.”