Jurgen Klopp has private view on repeating Sir Alex Ferguson’s U-turn at Liverpool

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already given “assurances” to his family and friends about what he plans to do once his current contract ends. Friday this weeks marks exactly six years since Klopp was unveiled as Liverpool’s replacement for Brendan Rodgers.

In that time, the German head coach has taken Liverpool from being nearly-men to champions of England and Europe.

Klopp is widely considered as a hero and one of Liverpool’s best ever managers by fans.

And he’s not going anywhere anytime soon with three years left on his current contract.

But there are already questions on what Klopp would choose to do once his deal is up as he admitted last year that his current contract would be his last at Anfield.

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If Klopp does end up leaving Liverpool in 2024, his nine-year reign on Merseyside will be a tough act to follow.

Some similarities have been drawn to Sir Alex Ferguson’s time at Manchester United, when he almost retired in 2001 at the age of 60.

Klopp will be 57 years of age by the time his Liverpool contract expires and has insisted he will be looking forward to a break.

Sir Alex was looking to do something similar in 2001, but performed a sensational U-turn on his retirement plan to stay at Old Trafford for a further 11 years, winning six more league titles.

But The Athletic claim that Klopp would be reluctant to follow suit and has no intentions to change his current plans for life after Liverpool.

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The 54-year-old has also spoken out on his plans to “see the world” when he leaves Liverpool.

“I was a young father, an average player and it means for seeing the world I had no time and no money and then I became a manager and I had immediately had absolutely no time but a little bit more money,” he told This is Anfield.

“I could see the whole world if I wanted but still, I have no time. So that’s it.

“Let me say it like this when a season ends – and I could obviously travel much more in the summer – I lie behind the finishing line still deeply breathing after a 100-metre race for the first two weeks.

“It’s not that you go on holiday and now, come on I want to see the world. Go there and have a look at that cathedral or whatever, you just lie on some sunbed, anywhere in the world for the first two or three weeks.

“And then you usually start already again [for pre-season.] It’s fine, it’s just to have a look at what is out there.

“I’m pretty sure I am the coach who is most often asked, what are you doing after your career! What, I still have three years left at Liverpool and that’s a long, long time in football.

“And I hope we are successful as possible in that time and I’m not even with one toe in the period after my career.

“I’m fully here, I’m full of energy and I want to go as far as possible and let’s see where we can end up.”

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