'Out of energy' Klopp 'convinced' he made right decision to leave Liverpool at end of season

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shocked the football world on Friday (Jan 26) by announcing he will leave the club at the end of the season because he is "running out of energy".

Klopp, who has restored Liverpool to one of European football's powerhouses since taking over at Anfield in 2015, said the decision was taken after realising his "resources are not endless".

The 56-year-old plans to take at least a year's sabbatical from management come May and promised to Liverpool fans that he will never coach another English club.

"I can understand that it's a shock for a lot of people in this moment when you hear it for the first time," Klopp said in an interview on Liverpool's website.

"I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.

"It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy."

Klopp led Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2020 and to Champions League glory in 2019 among seven trophies during his time at Anfield.

He could add a few more in the coming months as he aims to go out on a high.

Liverpool are five points clear at the top of the Premier League, face Chelsea in the League Cup final next month and are still involved in the FA Cup and Europa League.

Klopp said he had taken the decision in November when discussions with the club about potential signings for next season began.

"The other situation would have been, we go into next season, and I realised, and then, I knew it before and get into it and try to get somehow through it. That's not how it should be, and that's