Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he won't leave the club before his current contract ends in 2022 and says he's 'relaxed' about agreeing on a new deal.
The German coach still has three-years left on a contract which he agreed to last summer but Anfield chiefs are reportedly keen to extend it after he led them to a sixth European Cup success.
Klopp says there's no chance he'll depart Liverpool before 2022.
“I will not leave before the contract is ending. That is my side. That is why a contract is important.
“We have enough time to make decisions in that department. There is no need to do it now. Three years is really a bit early to be concerned. It is just a contract.
“The owners like what I do. I like what the owners are doing. I love the team, they are brilliant. Melwood is sensational. I’m looking forward to going to [the new training ground in] Kirkby and all these things. There is always a step forward.
“We all want to keep the past and traditions and all that stuff, but there needs to be a step forward. It is important that is our attitude. You cannot make that step in three or four years by making sure that I stay until 2000-and-something. It just makes sure that I will stay until then.”
Klopp also thinks current Premier League champions Manchester City have to be considered the favourites heading into the new season.
“It would be great if we could be around Man City again because that’s the only possibility to have to pass them because it is already clear they are the big favourite again. No problem with that.
“They have a very good situation, which they showed last year especially after having 100 points in the season before – the greed they showed, the determination they showed, it was just impressive.”
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