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ECHO等各家媒体都指出克洛普重新续签六年新约至2022年
Liverpool Football Club today announced Jürgen Klopp has committed his
long-term future to the Reds by signing an extended contract.
Klopp’s senior staff Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz have also lengthened
their deals to continue a coaching relationship spanning two decades.
The move, which was initiated by the club’s ownership, is in recognition of
the commitment shown by the German and his staff to developing, improving and
ultimately leading a football structure that will bring sustained success.
Since arriving at Anfield in October last year, Klopp has focused on player
and team development, allied with introducing best practice to all facets of
the first-team environment. Liverpool’s owners believe that securing the
services of a ‘world-class managerial talent’ for a long-term period is
critical to achieving the overall ambitions for the organisation.
Principal owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and FSG president Mike Gordon
today jointly said: “When you have an individual of Jürgen’s quality in
the building it makes perfect sense to secure that person for the long term.
To not do so would be irresponsible.
“The overriding motivation behind this decision is Jürgen’s commitment to
overall improvement and development. In Jürgen we have someone who is always
looking ahead, always looking beyond his own wants and needs and putting the
club first.
“The ideas and plans he has for the football infrastructure excite us and we
believe it benefits the organisation to have Jürgen committed to Liverpool
for a sustained period, to make sure he is here to oversee this development.
By making this commitment to him, we are taking away any future distractions
or doubt. We will move forward in partnership together, with confidence in
each other and with the club’s future at the forefront of every decision.
“He is a world-class managerial talent and his leadership will be critical
to everything we hope to achieve in the years ahead.”
Klopp said: “It’s hard to express in words how honoured myself, Zeljko and
Peter feel by the commitment shown in us by the ownership and the club in
general.
“We are very much at the beginning of our journey, but to already have the
connection we have with this very special place is incredible.
“I am the first to recognise that with this great commitment comes a great
responsibility. All of our coaching careers we have looked to make teams and
clubs better, with the ultimate goal of making the supporters proud and happy.
“To do this we have to make sure we always put player and team development
at the heart of every major decision. It is my job to lead that and ensure
every element of the LFC football environment reflects the best practices in
the game. It is fantastic that the club’s ownership is just as committed to
this as we are.
“There is much to do and much to achieve and we look to do this by being the
most completely together group anywhere in the world. That’s everyone and we
all have responsibility for it - all of us who are part of this LFC family:
players, staff, ownership and of course the supporters.
“By being together at all times, we will be stronger, better and our
successes sweeter.”