Liverpool to lose three more influential figures after Jurgen Klopp announces departure


Pepijn Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Vitor Matos will join Jurgen Klopp in leaving Liverpool at the end of the season. The German boss left fans stunned on Friday morning when he confirmed he would be departing Anfield at the end of the season, having been at the club since December 2015.

In an emotional statement to Liverpool’s official website, Klopp said: “Yeah, I have to [explain]. I will leave the club at the end of the season. I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment when you hear it for the first time, but obviously, I can explain it, or at least try to explain it.

“I love absolutely everything about this club. I love everything about the city. I love everything about our supporters, I love the team. I love the staff. I love everything.

“That I still take this decision, it shows you that I’m convinced it’s one I have to take. It is that I am how can I say this? I’m running out of energy.”

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