Jurgen Klopp signed a new contract with Liverpool on Thursday, extending his stay until 2026. The Reds get a bonus benefit from the deal.
Jurgen Klopp committed his long-term future to Liverpool on Thursday as he extended his contract until 2026. It’s incredible news, given everyone expected him to step aside in 2024. That was the message he’d sent up to now, with speculation surrounding both Pep Lijnders and Steven Gerrard as potential successors.
Instead, Liverpool will get another four years with Klopp and who knows? Maybe even longer. We’ll take the next four, though, as the contract promises to benefit the Reds in just about every area.
It guarantees one of the world’s best coaches, for starters, which should keep Liverpool competitive. But there’s also a massive bonus when it comes to transfers and it’s one the club will see immediately this summer.
Jurgen Klopp signs new Liverpool contract
One thing this contract does is set the club’s future for the next four years. This was a concern heading into the transfer window.
After all, if Klopp was to leave in 2024, what were new players signing up for? No one actually knew and a long-term contract held a lot of mystery to it. Yes, you’d get the full Klopp experience for a couple of years but then what?
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That uncertainty was always likely to stick in the minds of certain players. A four or five-year contract wouldn’t hold quite the same weight if things were to change dramatically in 2024.
Now, though, any new signing knows full well what a four-year contract means. It’s four years of working under Klopp in this remarkable Liverpool side – it’s essentially a guarantee. It could prove decisive in the transfer window as the Reds look to sign-up their next generation.
The uncertainty is gone and Liverpool will be built around Klopp for at least four more years.