Klopp is staying at Liverpool, and doesn't want to manage any other club
- Aug 20, 2016
- 3 min read
Jurgen Klopp previously told German magazine Stern that he extended his Liverpool contract this summer because he has no interest in pursuing a managerial career anywhere else. He also explained that he has no desire to return to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Klopp signed new six-year deal with Liverpool last month despite that fact that he has only been in charge of the club since October.
During a press conference he said:
"I asked myself 'Where do I still want to work?' rather than "What do I still want to win?" and couldn't think of many places.
"Do I want another club in Germany? Nope. In England? Nope. In Asia, Russia or the United Arab Emirates? Nope, nope, nope. And then I thought that I am already at the right club and 'Why should I worry about how long I am here for?"
"If I am at the end of my career and have managed only three clubs then at least they were great clubs."
Klopp spent the majority of his footballing days with Mainz before beginning his managerial career.
From there he made his mark on the football world in 2008, when he made his move to Dortmund. Klopp achieved two consecutive Bundesliga titles and reached the 2013 Champions League final with the "Black and Yellows".
He made a return to the Westfalenstadion when the Liverpool met Dortmund in the Europa League quarterfinal.
Klopp said:
"loved Mainz, and I've loved Dortmund, and I still have many, many friends there," but that it is too early to return to the Westfalenstadion just to watch a match. "That's not possible with my face," he said.
He wished Dortmund:
"all the luck and success so they will never again think about getting me back."
The German has resigned from a war of words with Jose Mourinho after questioning Manchester United's decision to spend a world-record £89.3 million for Paul Pogba, as he stated that he would never involve himself in the high end of the transfer market.
He said:
"You could play along, sure, and fight for the same players - 'You want to pay €105m? Cool, we'll bid €140m' - but that would be insane."
He said that he prefers to establish an atmosphere that lays a foundation for future success:
"That makes more sense for a club like Liverpool than to try to buy success with a vengeance."
"And on top of that, there is the danger that everything's over once the sheikh is no longer interested."
He seems to enjoy life in England, and he feels that he has been able to express his true character:
"The fantastic thing about the English is that they just accept you as you are, even me, in my little 'speech prison.' They get the joke behind my mix of words," he said. "Most of the time, that is."
However, Klopp said the world pays far too much attention to his words.
"A football manager is listened to in a way that actually makes you wonder about the intelligence of the human race."
"I recently met a famous brain surgeon in New York and in his brain, when it comes to intelligence, there are definitely 80 percent more light bulbs alight than in mine. But what happens? He started to stutter because he is crazy about football and this person from LFC was suddenly standing in front of him."
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