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Transfer news: Middlesbrough have signed defender Luke Thomas on mortgage from Leicester till the end of the season. The 22-year-old left-back had been on mortgage at Sheffield United however has his spell at Bramall Lane minimize brief earlier this month following the return of just a few key gamers in that place from harm.

“We’re delighted to bring Luke to the club,” mentioned Boro boss Michael Carrick. “He’s a good addition to the squad – he has plenty of experience and he will bring a balance to what we have. We’re looking forward to working with him.”

Greetings readers. With lower than half-hour to go till Jurgen Klopp attends to his media duties forward of Liverpool’s FA Cup fourth spherical tie towards Norwich City, his plans on how greatest to get the higher of the guests’ left-back Dimitiris Giannoulis within the absence of Mo Salah on Sunday afternoon is sort of sure to be high of the agenda. Or possibly it received’t.

While it might be genuinely hilarious if reporters attending the press convention unanimously agreed, only for fun, to go your complete length of the press convention with out mentioning this morning’s bombshell announcement, it’s most likely truthful to say the topic of his departure from Anfield at the end of the season is probably going to be the one present on the town.

Time to hand over to Barry Glendenning, who will preserve you up to date with all of the news and response – plus Klopp dealing with reporters at his news convention at 3pm GMT – so in about half-hour. Over to you, Barry …

“Norwich are the next team to visit Anfield on Sunday in the FA Cup – hardly a trip we are confident about considering recent results, and now this?” splutters Matt Taylor [not that one]. “A fired-up Liverpool team and Anfield paying tribute to a manager they love? God help us. I’m taking my nine-year-old as well for his first away game. Won’t someone please think of the children?”

Yikes – greatest of luck, Matt. Let’s simply hope they don’t carry Luis Suárez again on a short-term deal earlier than Sunday …

De Zerbi is among the many early names within the body – amongst bookmakers, at least – to exchange Klopp. He’s requested for his ideas, and if there’s any replace on his new Brighton contract.

“There’s no news [on my contract], but my focus is just on the last part of the season [with Brighton],” he straight-bats. His workforce go to Sheffield United within the FA Cup fourth spherical on Saturday.

Here’s the Brighton manager, Roberto De Zerbi: “If [Klopp] changes country, the Premier League is losing one of the best coaches in the world.

“I can understand [Klopp running out of energy] … I think this work is the best work you can do, but it’s very tough, you need energy, you have to push every day, you have to study – you can’t stop your improvement.”

“I can’t help but compare Klopp leaving Liverpool to Alex Ferguson leaving Manchester United,” writes John Brennan. “While some Liverpool fans seem unhappy with FSG not spending enough money, Klopp keeps working with what he has. For example, he has put Conor Bradley – who was at Bolton last season – in at right back while Trent Alexander Arnold is out.

“Add to that the fact that it seems the whole backroom staff are leaving and some uncertainty in the upstairs roles – it just seems to chime with David Gill leaving at the same time as Ferguson. The only thing I would say is that FSG seem to have a better feel for a football club than the Glazers or Ed Woodward did.”

“I have a feeling Klopp will still outlast Erik ten Hag,” says Nick Smith.

“We’re gonna miss him you know (except Everton fans),” writes Colin Young. “But isn’t it rather damning that someone can feel too much pressure to do his job, especially when his team are top of the league in January? Is the pressure just too much for any one man?”

In news that has by no means been snuck out whereas everybody’s speaking about Jürgen Klopp … Birmingham City will rename their house floor St Andrew’s Knighthead Park beneath a brand new naming rights settlement, with plans to rebrand the coaching floor and construct a fan leisure park shut to the stadium.

The Blues declare the multi-million pound take care of membership house owners, Shelby Companies Limited, is the most important business settlement of their historical past. Shelby Companies Limited is majority-owned by Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company and different minority traders, together with seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.

Here are the ideas of the Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag: “He has made an era there, he built the club, brought them back where they belong. He’s done an amazing job … it’s not good for the Premier League.”

“Nine years is a long time. Building up, achieving targets, setbacks, difficult periods – the Premier League is very intense,” the Dutchman added. “I can understand if he feels he is running out of energy.”

If you’d instructed me a month in the past (and even yesterday, to be sincere) I’d be watching Erik ten Hag nonetheless in publish, speaking about Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool … humorous outdated sport, isn’t it?

A pair extra reads from our archive, beginning with Donald McRae’s interview with the Liverpool manager in 2018:

And right here’s Barney Ronay on the best evening of Klopp’s tenure, when a sixth European Cup was delivered with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.

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“I’m absolutely gutted by today’s news. And whoever comes in next could struggle to meet expectations,” writes Dan Lescure. “Alonso would probably be most fans’ preferred choice but this team has been constructed to play Klopp’s style, so whatever comes next, there can’t be too big a departure from that.”

Slightly extra on Mayra Ramírez, who made our latest listing of the highest 100 girls’s footballers at No 98 (hey, it nonetheless counts!)

“Colombia’s Ramírez is a really welcome new addition. While Alba Redondo and Linda Caicedo stole the headlines for Levante and Colombia respectively, Ramírez performed a pivotal function in each assaults. Her return for Levante final season of 14 objectives and 11 assists was one of the most effective in Europe, and her versatility and vitality shone via for Colombia at the World Cup as she succeeded in a number of roles within the assault. Three objectives thus far this season has been a gradual begin, and the 24-year-old has quietly grow to be one of the under-the-radar stars of the European membership scene.

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I assumed of this very clip myself, Gary. Can I sum at this time’s news up in a phrase? No. In a sound? Woooaaarrgh.

Some extra response from across the soccer world …

Graeme Souness: “I’m amazed, I just think the demands of that job, it’s one of the best jobs in the world if you get it right and he has done that. Jürgen Klopp is such a perfect fit for Liverpool – he’s aggressive, emotional and confrontational but that takes a toll. The pressure of being a manager at a big football club is enormous.”

Edin Terzic, Dortmund manager: “Jürgen is an outstanding person. I was lucky enough to get to know him here. He has shaped our club and Liverpool like no other. I am sure that there will be another station in his coaching life, there will be a place where he will do a similarly good job.”

Thomas Tuchel, Bayern manager: “Kloppo is one of the very best coaches in the world, he has always managed to influence the clubs where he worked. It’s big news.”

While there’s loads of speak about successors and what’s subsequent for Jürgen Klopp, many of you’re nonetheless reeling from the news.

“I’m heartbroken and a bit bewildered, if I’m honest. Why now? Why sign up until 2026?” writes Sally. “A wonderful manager who quite simply ‘got us’.”

“I knew this day would come but it’s incredibly sad,” writes Tim Vellani. “All I want to say is thank you, Jürgen from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done for Liverpool. So much joy and pride over the last nine years.”

An intriguing piece of info from Bild, who declare that Xabi Alonso has a launch clause in place that enables him to leave this summer time, however just for Liverpool, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid – all groups he beforehand performed for.

Alonso is beneath contract till 2026 and is on the right track to lead Leverkusen, unbeaten within the league this season, to their first Bundesliga crown. The final manager to win the German title with a workforce apart from Bayern Munich? Jürgen Klopp, of course.

“Maybe there’s a chance for everyone’s favourite anti hero to get one last chance at the big time. Someone who knows the game inside out, has bags of charisma, and really strong leadership skills … I give you Mr Neil Warnock,” writes Neil Warn Matt Dunnill.

“Personally I don’t mind who they get next, as long as it’s not José Mourinho, because he’s the next England manager.” I’m nonetheless hoping Didier Drogba may give you the option to persuade José to tackle the Ivory Coast job, only for the Afcon knockouts.

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“I’m waking up to this news in the US and it’s a big shock,” writes Luke Jones. “But after that, my feeling is relief. Klopp has seemed more prickly and grouchy in the last couple of years. You can just see that the job is grinding him down. The man needs a break. You have to respect him even more for being the kind of guy who can recognise that and make a really hard decision to walk away.”

I do assume Klopp will take a break earlier than his subsequent job – related to his sabbatical after Dortmund earlier than taking over the reins at Anfield.

Some extra response to Klopp’s announcement, from Jamie Carragher. “This news was always going to be a body blow to the club whenever it came,” he wrote on X. “I just thought it would be another few years away. What a manager, what a man, let’s go out with a bang Jurgen!”

The former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton instructed BBC Radio 5 Live: “What he’s done for this club and his time being in charge, nothing short of phenomenal. To get them back winning the league, getting them to major finals, getting that pride back in the football club, the joy of playing for Liverpool.”

“It’s one of those moments isn’t it?” says Paul Griffin. “The very air seems piquant and electric with the new information. Neurons grappling to process new pathways. Everyone will remember exactly what they were doing when Mohamed Diomandé arrived from Nordsjælland on loan at Rangers.”

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The early contenders to exchange Klopp, in accordance to the bookies at least, embody Xabi Alonso, Roberto De Zerbi, Julian Nagelsmann and Zinedine Zidane. But Paul Devine has one other thought …

“Arne Slot, the Feyenoord head coach, would be a perfect match. Slot and Klopp have similar football philosophies: building up from the back, possession, high levels of fitness, speed when counterattacking and patience in laying siege to the opponents’ penalty box.”

Slot received the Dutch title with Feyenoord final season, and was linked with the Tottenham job earlier than Ange Postecoglou was appointed.

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“You have to think that Klopp would have told the players about his decision to leave a few weeks ago or more,” writes Rob Vile. “Do you think the news might have galvanised them and played a part in their uptick in form, as they want to send Klopp out on a high and with another trophy or two?”

I haven’t seen any instant response from the gamers, and I might think about your concept right here is right, Rob. I preserve considering of the truth that Klopp’s solely title win was sealed in an empty stadium; absolutely everybody at Anfield might be determined to put that proper this season.

“I am absolutely not okay. I can only hope that Klopp takes a break from football because it will genuinely hurt to see him managing another team any time soon, silly as that may sound,” writes Sam Trenery. “It’s hard to even think of a replacement. Xabi looks like a great choice but it’s almost like being asked to pick your new dad!”

This was as soon as, many moons in the past, a transfer news weblog – so let’s replace you on a brand new arrival at Rangers. Ivorian midfielder Mohamed Diomandé has arrived from Nordsjælland on mortgage, with an compulsory buy clause in the summertime.

“I am very excited to join such a historic club and I’ve heard a lot of good things about the team,” Diomandé mentioned. “I really can’t wait to get started, join up with my teammates, and run out at Ibrox for the very first time in front of the Rangers fans.”

Diomandé is Philippe Clement’s second signing of the January window after the arrival of Fábio Silva on mortgage from Wolves.

“Never mind the German national team!” roars David Hopkins. “I hope and expect that the English FA briefly awoke this morning, after sleeping off their full English with kippers, and booked time to give Jürgen a call.”

“Assuming that Gareth Southgate will move on after the Euros, who better to harness the new generation of Jude Bellingham et al along with the later Harry Kane years?” I like your considering, but when Klopp is weary of the grind and strain of administration, the England job may be the very last thing he wants.

“I’m absolutely shocked,” writes Stephen Carr [presumably not the former Spurs full-back]. “My cousin just announced his engagement on the family WhatsApp group and its fair to say his news has been somewhat overshadowed.” Ouch! Bad timing.

“Liverpool have to get Xabi Alonso in,” Stephen provides. “You can’t just be a good manager here. It requires an emotional connection. Klopp developed that brilliantly and Xabi has it already.”

Jan Egil Romestrand, who appears like he might have performed for Liverpool within the mid-90s, is frightened in regards to the boardroom state of affairs.

“Klopp and his entire staff are leaving, with Jörg Schmadtke only an interim sporting director. An announcement that Michael Edwards is returning to sort things out would be hugely comforting right now.”

“In terms of the name game for the main gig, Xabi Alonso is the one to target. If he can’t or won’t, it opens up quite a bit. Maybe Roberto de Zerbi?”

From the archive, right here’s Andy Hunter on the day Klopp arrived at Anfield in October 2015, promising “emotional football” and trophies inside 4 years.

“It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world,” Klopp mentioned at his unveiling. “It is not a normal club, it is a special club. I had two very special clubs with Mainz and Dortmund. It is the perfect next step for me to be here and try and help.”

“The news of Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool, even though I’m not a Liverpool fan left me quite emotional,” writes Sola Odarinde. “His teams and his personality have been an absolute joy to the Premier League, and he will be missed. But like Matt Dony said, I hope they are reaching out to the guy at Leverkusen …”

You can now watch Jürgen Klopp’s video message at the highest of the web page – hit refresh for those who can’t see something but.

So, questions. Where does the German rank amongst Liverpool’s greatest managers? How about among the many greatest managers within the English high flight as a complete? In the Premier League period, you can argue there’s a transparent high 5, and he belongs in it alongside Ferguson, Wenger, Mourinho and Guardiola.

Also: what is going to Klopp do subsequent? There are initiatives ready for him at Bayern Munich and with the Germany nationwide workforce – however possibly a break is so as first. Finally: who may exchange him at Anfield? Xabi Alonso? Ange Postecoglou? Roy Hodgson? Drop me a line along with your ideas.

Some extra quotes from Klopp on his choice to name time at the end of the season: “[When] a season starts, you plan pretty much the next season already. When we sat there together talking about potential signings [and] the next summer camp, I thought: ‘I’m not sure I’m here then anymore’ and I was surprised myself by that. I obviously start thinking about it.

“Last season was kind of a super-difficult season and there were moments when at other clubs probably the decision would have been, ‘we should end it here’. That didn’t happen here, obviously, [but] for me it was super, super, super-important that I can help to bring this team back onto the rails. It was all I was thinking about.

“Let’s now really go for it. The outside world want to use this decision, laugh about it, want to disturb us,” he mentioned. “We are Liverpool, we went through harder things together. And you went through harder things before me. Let’s make a strength of it. That would be really cool. Let’s squeeze everything out of this season and have another thing to smile about when we look back in the future.”

Currently trending on Twitter: #FSGOut, Nagelsmann, Big Ange and Steve Bruce …

“Klopp will go down as Liverpool’s second best manager,” writes Kev McCready, inviting all types of low-cost gags. “He got Liverpool – both the team and the city – as much as we got him. He’ll be missed, but the club is always bigger than one component.”

Meanwhile, Matt Dony is heartbroken, but additionally questioning what comes subsequent. “Someone had better be on the phone to Leverkusen,” he sniffs.

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Liverpool have additionally confirmed that Klopp’s assistants, Pep Lijnders and Peter Krawietz, will leave at the end of the season together with the membership’s elite improvement coach, Vitor Matos. I’ve to say, I might have had Lijnders down as a possible alternative for Klopp to take issues ahead.

Here’s a video message from Klopp, which is able to most likely be fairly an emotional look ahead to you Liverpool followers on the market.

Klopp held a press convention on Thursday and provided no trace of at this time’s massive news, as an alternative discussing the psychology of penalty shootouts and enjoying down some very early discuss of a quadruple.

“I didn’t think about it, because we are far off having four finals,” he mentioned. “We qualified for one. But we learned that year it makes no sense to plan the next one if you didn’t even play the first one.”

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Jürgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of season

Eddie Howe has continued a candid press convention together with his ideas on FFP/PSR guidelines, and the longer term of Joelinton at the membership.

“It has been a difficult window so far, as you can imagine for us,” he mentioned. “It’s the first time since I’ve been manager of the club that we’ve been linked with players leaving and that creates an unsettling dynamic.

Howe described Joelinton’s long-term injury as “a massive blow” and accepted the Brazilian, who has 18 months left on his contract, might depart in the summertime. “It’s a possibility [he could leave] but I hope that’s not the case. I want him to stay.”

On potential new arrivals: “Things are changing on a daily basis. We’re working behind the scenes on targets. But there’s no guarantee it will happen. It’s my end to try and leave the window with the strongest squad possible.”

Howe has additionally moved to cool hypothesis that some other gamers might leave Newcastle earlier than deadline day, saying he desires to “keep our best players” with Miguel Almirón and Callum Wilson linked with strikes in January.

“For us and for me sat here now, I want to keep our best players. I want to keep every player in a squad that is very thin on the ground at the moment, so contemplating losing a player at this stage would be very difficult for me personally.”

On Almirón, Howe added: “There has been a lot of noise and speculation about his future, but as his manager I’m desperate to keep him.”

On Wilson, he mentioned: “It’s been a strange one. A lot of speculation and a lot of it unfounded … In every conversation, he’s 100% committed. No part of him is looking elsewhere.

“He’s got big ambitions and we want to keep him here. But some things are out of our control. The club is acting with the long-term interests of the club and they have to. Let’s see what happens.”

Eddie Howe is assured Kieran Trippier won’t leave Newcastle this month, after Bayern Munich noticed three bids rejected this week after which cooled their curiosity.

“His situation is finished as far as everyone is concerned: Kieran, myself,” the Newcastle manager mentioned. “But I’ve just been in football long enough to never ever say 100% because I don’t want to look stupid.

But Kieran is 100% committed and we definitely want to keep him. It’s a huge compliment that a club like Bayern are interested in [Trippier]. It’s no surprise to me because he’s an outstanding player.”

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