Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool after the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in round 38 of the Premier League 2023/24 season. The German coach has brought many achievements to the team during the past 9 years at Anfield, so they will face many big changes in the future.
1. Star players will leave
Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all key players in the Liverpool squad and fans will be worried when their contracts only have 12 months left. Meanwhile, Klopp’s departure will greatly impact their future at Anfield.
Salah is most likely to leave in the upcoming summer when the Egyptian winger is expected to move to Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold are the captain and vice-captain respectively, so that is the main cause of concern for the club’s leadership.
2. Liverpool is having difficulty in the transfer market
Many of The Kop’s best players in recent years said the desire to work under Klopp was one of the main factors that convinced them to join the club.
Van Dijk once talked about on The Independent: “He is definitely a special person. He just wants me and I feel I am an important part of the success that can happen and I can definitely contributed to it. I’m glad it went well.”
Perhaps without the strong personality and special coaching style of this 56-year-old coach, Liverpool would face many difficulties in attracting the best talents in world football to Anfield.
3. Arne Slot will face pressure
Becoming the coach of any team in the Premier League has never been an easy job, especially a team with rich achievements like Liverpool. Therefore, Arne Slot will face tremendous pressure and expectations after Klopp’s departure.
There will be no guarantee for the Slot’s future if results are not perfect in the early months of the 2024/25 season.
4. Liverpool is no longer the top candidate in the Champions League
Despite a rare absence from the league in the 2023/24 season, Liverpool have remained among the favorites to win the Champions League at the start of every campaign since Klopp took over.
After missing out on the Champions League title in 2018, Liverpool came back stronger to win the championship trophy for the 6th time in the club’s history in 2019.
5. Darwin Nunez will leave Anfield
Darwin Nunez joined Liverpool in 2022 at Klopp’s request, so the German coach’s departure will greatly impact his future at Anfield.
In fact, the Uruguayan striker has made progress in the 2023/24 season but it is unclear whether Slot will be patient enough with the £85 million player’s erratic performance in front of goal?
6. Will Anfield no longer be an “impregnable” fortress?
From May 2017 to January 2021, The Kop did not lose a single match at any Anfield stadium with 55/68 wins during that time. Since then, there have been a few defeats now and then but the German coach has really given the feeling that Liverpool are capable of winning every home game.
Opponents will feel more confident when marching to Anfield after Klopp leaves and Slot will face many difficulties to maintain this great achievement in their first time working in England.
