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The Guardian - UK
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Andy Hunter

‘Delighted, humbled, blessed’: Klopp extends Liverpool contract to 2026

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Jürgen Klopp, pictured at Liverpool’s training ground after signing his third contract extension.
Jürgen Klopp, pictured at Liverpool’s training ground after signing his third contract extension. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Jürgen Klopp has extended his Liverpool contract until 2026 and credited his wife, Ulla Sandrock, and assistant Pepijn Lijnders with the decision to stay for an extra two years.

The Liverpool manager had claimed he would step aside in 2024 but, re-energised by the team’s pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple, he has committed to an 11-year reign after swift talks with the club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group. His assistants Lijnders and Peter Krawietz have also extended their deals until 2026.

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