Liverpool: Fans stunned by Jurgen Klopp’s contract, urge club to hand him new deal

Liverpool fans have pleaded to the club to offer manager Jurgen Klopp a new contract after details of Premier League managers’ salaries were revealed.

The Daily Mail revealed that Jose Mourinho became the second-highest-paid manager in the world behind Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, taking home a salary of £15m a year from Tottenham Hotspur.

This prompted a list of all the top manager’s salaries in European football, with the Reds’ boss earning £7m a year, comparatively far less than some of his rivals.

👀| Current salaries 2019

1. Pep Guardiola – (£20m)
2. Jose Mourinho – (£15m)
3. Diego Simeone – (£13m)
4. Rafa Benitez – (£11.5m)
5. Fabio Cannavaro – (£10m)
5. Zidane – (£10m)
7. Antonio Conte – (£9m)
8. Thomas Tuchel – (£8m)
8. Valverde – (£8m)
10. Jurgen Klopp – (£7m) pic.twitter.com/j70mcOKgrN

— The Kopite (@TheKopiteOFF) November 20, 2019

The Stuttgart-born coach guided the Reds to 97 points in the Premier League last season and their sixth Champions League crown after toppling Spurs 2-0 in Madrid.

Supporters were understandably stunned that he is so low down the list, and insistent about their preference to see Klopp sign a new deal. One fan said that it’s about time that he had a wage increase.

Here you will find some of the best comments from Liverpool fans:

Listen, Liverpool might not thank me but get the contract out, put it on the table. Let him sign it. Let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there, given what he’s done since he’s come in. Jurgen at the wheel, man. He’s doing it. He’s doing his thing. Liverpool are back

— Andres (ABitToxic) (@AndresLFCTR) November 20, 2019