Manager Jurgen Klopp has already made his position abundantly clear on the possibility of managing Chelsea or another Premier League club after leaving Liverpool in 2024. Liam Rosenior was sacked on Wednesday, becoming the latest Blues manager to be shown the door. It came after a disastrous 3-0 defeat to Brighton at the Amex on Tuesday night.
With this loss, Chelsea have now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League without scoring a goal. The club’s sporting community is said to have convened a meeting on Wednesday to assess Rosenior’s position, which ultimately led to his dismissal. The 41-year-old, who was appointed less than four months ago on a six-year contract, was originally due to be evaluated on his performance at the end of next season. However, that schedule has been brought forward.
Cesc Fabregas, Filipe Luis, Andoni Iraola and Diego Simeone lead bookmakers’ odds behind Rosenior at Stamford Bridge. One person who doesn’t appear particularly high on lists like this is Jurgen Klopp, and there’s a good reason for that.
The former Liverpool manager has already outlined his stance on taking charge at another Premier League club, should the board consider his name. After announcing his departure from Anfield, the German stressed: “What I know for sure is that I will never manage 100 per cent of any club other than Liverpool in England.
“It’s impossible. My love for this club, my respect for the people is too great. I couldn’t do it. I didn’t think for a second. There’s no chance. This is part of my life, we are part of the family and I feel this is home.”
“There’s no chance. But everything else is: Will I be able to work again? Of course, I know that. I can’t just sit there.
“I’m going to find something else to do. But I’m not going to be coaching club or national team for at least a year. That’s not possible, I can’t do that, I don’t want to do that. That’s it.”
Despite constant external noise and speculation, Klopp has made it clear that he is unmotivated by the relentless daily demands of running a football team.
He admitted that he feels satisfied and fulfilled in his current role within the Red Bull Group. “I never miss being in the locker room. I’ve coached about 1,080 games, so I was in the locker room a lot,” he added. “I don’t want to die in the dressing room because it smells so good.
“Something could happen. I’m 58 years old and I might be able to make a decision in a few years, but I don’t know. Do I have to make a decision today to never coach again? But thank God I don’t have to. I’ll just see what the future holds.”
“Right now I’m working on a project that I really love. I love doing what I’m doing. In my mind, you can only do really good work if you’re 100 percent focused.”
