Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool LIVE: Next Reds manager latest after bombshell news

Klopp's statement in full

Read Jurgen Klopp's full statement on leaving Liverpool at the end of the season here.

Fans name ideal Klopp replacement

Liverpool fans have named former midfielder Xabi Alonso as their ideal replacement for Jurgen Klopp.

The Spaniard is currently impressing at Bayer Leverkusen as the team lead the Bundesliga title race.

One fan posted: “Please give me Xabi Alonso.”

Another said: “Xabi Alonso or bust.”

Fenway Sports Group statement on Klopp

President Mike Gordon has thanked Jurgen Klopp for his service to Liverpool and insisted that it is “business as usual” until he leaves

He said: “First and foremost, on behalf of John Henry and Tom Werner, I would like to state our profound appreciation for Jürgen. It goes without saying that we will be hugely saddened to lose not just a manager of such calibre, but a person and leader for whom we have enormous respect, gratitude and affection. At the same time, we fully respect his wishes and the reasons why he has decided the current season will be his last at Liverpool.

“In keeping with Jürgen’s expressed wishes, we will save the comprehensive tributes for a more appropriate time but nevertheless, we would be remiss if we did not take this opportunity to reaffirm that his appointment remains one of the greatest blessings of our time as owners.

“The incredible achievements of the intervening years speak for themselves, so too does the joy that Jürgen and his team have brought to all of us supporters. His many accomplishments will never be taken for granted. To appropriate an adage synonymous with another Liverpool managerial great, Jürgen Klopp ‘made the people happy’ and we have total confidence he will continue to do so until his eventual departure.

“It is testament to Jürgen’s unstinting professionalism and ongoing commitment to the best interests of Liverpool FC that his decision was arrived at in a way which allows for business as usual to be maintained for the remainder of his tenure while simultaneously creating an opportunity for us to prepare for the future.

“Our priority now is two-fold. First, to ensure that the progress that has been made on the pitch this season is maintained in the final months of the campaign. Second, to continue the due diligence behind the scenes which will allow our football operations department to adapt to a future without Jürgen. As ever, these ambitions will be pursued in the best interests of the club and its supporters and we will update fans as and when significant developments are made.

“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to place on record our gratitude to Jürgen for everything he has done and continues to do for Liverpool Football Club. Thank you, Jürgen. When the time comes, you will never walk alone.”

Klopp’s record at Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has enjoyed a huge amount of success as Liverpool manager since his appointment in 2015.

He has led the club to seven trophies.

This includes the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Fifa Cup World Cup, Uefa Super Cup and the FA Community Shield.

BREAKING: Klopp to leave Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

The German manager announced his intentions in a video on social media.

He said: “I can understand that it’s a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it – or at least try to explain it.

“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. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.

“After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth – and that is the truth.”