Klopp Makes Liverpool Promise In Emotional Press Conference: Reveals next move
Jurgen Klopp has reportedly promised the city of Liverpool he will always be there even after leaving Anfield.
Before coaching his final Reds game on Sunday, the German said his goodbye in an emotional farewell press conference on Friday.
Wolves will visit Liverpool at Anfield, giving Klopp a chance to say farewell to the home supporters. The 56-year-old’s nine years at Liverpool have produced a unique bond with the fans.
In 2022, Klopp was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in recognition of his accomplishments with the club. He assured the community that he would always be there to support the city in times of need.
“I said it before, I got the key of the city and for some it might be rather funny,” Klopp said as echoed by Daily Express.
“For me, it feels like responsibility. I don’t think the club will need me in the future but if the city needs me, I’m there. I want to be helpful in whatever way.”
Additionally, Klopp has expressed regret to the fans he promised would stick around until 2028.
Liverpool have announced another club stalwart is set to leave Merseyside this summer.
Liverpool announce fan favourite will leave the club after not being offered a new contract
Liverpool have announced another club stalwart is set to leave Merseyside this summer.
Sunday’s Premier League encounter against Wolverhampton Wanderers will be Jurgen Klopp’s last game in charge of the Reds after a nine-year spell.
And the club have also announced the Sunday’s game with be Joel Matip’s last for the club, with the centre-back bidding farewell to Anfield after eight-years.
Matip was among Klopp’s first signings, joining Liverpool on a free transfer from Schalke at the back end of the 2015-16 season.
He went on to make 201 appearances, scoring 11 goals and claiming seven winner’s medals including the Champions League and Premier League title.
“In all the years that I have been involved in football, I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than Joel Matip. I’m not even sure it would be possible to say anything bad about him,” Klopp told the club’s website.
“A wonderful professional, a wonderful footballer and a wonderful human being – we have been blessed to have him with us for as long as we have and now all we can do is wish him well as he heads off in a new direction.
“Joel’s qualities as a player are there for all to see and as a club we have benefited from them since the first moment that he joined. I don’t think he has had too many headlines over the years but he has only ever been a very famous figure within our group.
“I have said before that if there was one person who wouldn’t care if he was underrated it would be Joel, but the truth is we could not have rated him more highly. Not only has he set the standards for himself, he has set them for others and this is one of the main reasons why his time here has been so successful.”
The German added: “If I had to choose one moment from his time here it would definitely be his assist for Divock Origi at the Champions League final in Madrid.
“This was the touch that detonated an explosion in the LFC family. What a moment. What a player.
“We wish Joel and his family the very best for the future.”
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