JURGEN KLOPP has signed a new deal keeping him at Anfield for the next six years.
Senior coaching duo Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz have also penned fresh terms tying them to Liverpool for the same time.
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Reds owner John W Henry has been so impressed by Klopp’s nine months in charge that he approached the German last week.
And the Kop boss is so keen to commit his future to Merseyside – and end any doubts about his future before they even surface – that talks were swift and trouble free.
It was not a case of a huge pay hike, as his £7million salary already puts him in the Premier League’s highest earning managers.
Yet Henry and his Fenway Sports Group were determined to get Klopp on a new deal – his current one runs until 2018 – as they want him to build a new dynasty on a long-term basis.
Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers last October, and led the club to the Capital One Cup and Europa League finals.
And although they only finished eighth in the league, he has been given cash to build his own side and mount a genuine top four challenge this term.
The German 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.
“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.
“By being together at all times, we will be stronger, better and our successes sweeter.”
In a statement on Liverpool’s website, Henry added: “[Jurgen] is a world-class managerial talent and his leadership will be critical to everything we hope to achieve in the years ahead.”
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