The clues were subtle, almost imperceptible, but had those who know him well enough looked closely enough, then there were hints that Jurgen Klopp’s mindset on his future was changing.
He has been visibly more relaxed in recent weeks, at ease with himself, and with his position as the orchestrator of the greatest attempt so far on the impossible football dream of the quadruple.
He had looked tired, occasionally drained, in the early months of 2022, which is why so many believed - when he said so bluntly and openly his idea was to leave Liverpool in 2024 - that he would stick to that plan.
