James Milner: Jurgen Klopp rules out the Liverpool midfielder retiring and is keen to give him a new contract

Jurgen Klopp ruled out the possibility of James Milner announcing his retirement at the end of the season, and is keen to offer his vice-captain a new contract. Milner’s current deal at Liverpool expires at the end of the season, but Klopp hopes that an agreement can be reached with the midfielder to extend his stay at Anfield. Ad/> He said, in quotes published by the Daily Mail: “There is no chance he will retire next year.

He is desperate to play on. I understand that. TransfersReal Madrid targeting Haaland despite money problems — Paper Round12 HOURS AGO “Life after football is much longer than your career so it makes sense to extend playing as long as you can, it is better than other things.

“Milly will be fine after his career as well but he obviously loves what he is doing and he will play football next year, definitely.” The 36-year-old arrived at Liverpool on a free transfer from Manchester City in July 2015, and has amassed an impressive haul of silverware in the last six years on Merseyside. 'I don’t believe him' — Guardiola dismisses Klopp's talk of Liverpool giving up on title Conte reveals how he nearly joined Manchester United, claims ‘Ferguson liked my football’ He has won the Premier League, Champions League, Supercup and the World Club Cup in a glittering spell at Anfield. This followed on from a successful spell at Manchester City, where he won his first two Premier League titles, alongside the FA Cup and the League Cup.