Jurgen Klopp contract extension talks set to start with Liverpool boss open to staying beyond 2024 – reports

Liverpool will look to extend Jurgen Klopp’s contract beyond 2024 after the German indicated he would be willing to stay at Anfield beyond his current deal, according to widespread reports. Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke, was at Anfield as Liverpool beat Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night. Ad/> Kosicke was also in attendance for the 2-0 derby win over Everton on the weekend, The Times reports, a match also watched by Mike Gordon, the president of Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who own Liverpool.

Champions League'It’s half time, nothing else' — Klopp quietens excitement after first leg win12 HOURS AGO Gordon is leading FSG’s negotiations with Kosicke after it became clear Klopp would be open to extending his contract. It would signal a U-turn from Klopp, who was quoted as recently as March as saying “that will be me, thank you very much” regarding his current deal, which expires in the summer of 2024. Klopp had previously spoke of being “drained”, particularly when games were being played behind closed doors, with Liverpool’s Premier League title defence practically non-existent last season as they finished third on 69 points.

Liverpool look absolutely unstoppable — The Warm-Up 'The best I've ever seen' — Ferdinand, Owen and Crouch line up to laud Liverpool Liverpool take control of semi-final as two quickfire goals break Villarreal resistance “I couldn’t have cared less at that moment, just get through it and that is absolutely true. Why shouldn’t managers be different? But for all of us it was the same. We were all like really drained.

Just finished. Done,” he said in February. However, Klopp went on to suggest he could continue.