Press conference: Jurgen Klopp talks new contract, Minamino links and injury update on Dejan Lovren

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 13 December 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Fresh from signing his new contract extension, Jurgen Klopp has been holding his regular pre-match press conference ahead of the visit of Watford. On the agenda was why he decided to commit his long-term future to the club as well as the role his assistants Peter Krawietz and Pep Lijnders have played in him deciding to stay on at Anfield. The German was also asked about the links to Red Bull Salzburg's Takumi Minamino after reports emerged that the Reds are ready to complete a deal to sign the Japanese international. On the team news front, Klopp talks about the fitness of defender Dejan Lovren and how his aims to deal with any further injury disruptions to his defence. There's all of that plus his thoughts on the current state of the title race. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast New contract, yoga, congratulations.
0:17.0	Why is now the right time to commit yourself until 2024?
0:21.0	I'm obviously the real clincher for you. What was what? The real clincher? What was what?
0:24.0	The real clincher for you.
0:26.0	What's a deal clincher?
0:27.0	Oh because it's what feels right.
0:31.0	Yeah, easy.
0:32.0	No, yeah, the club was asking for a while already if we could talk about an extension and
0:40.7	from a specific moment on I thought it makes sense before things are getting a bit intense, I don't know, and not now obviously was completely gone, but that was exactly like it should be but maybe in the summer
0:54.1	we would have started again talking about things like that and new players when you
0:58.5	want to bring them in they ask them how long is the manager here and stuff like
1:01.2	we all wanted to avoid that so it's now done
1:03.1	I'm really happy about that to and I think the best sign is that we signed the
1:08.7	contract off we agreed a contract on a really bad weather day so that's is we have I mean I used it so that's okay and no
1:17.6	really happy really happy family boys and pet Pete are really happy that we could, can be part of this wonderful journey for a bit longer.
1:30.0	So we know about everything.
1:31.6	We know that there will be problems in the future like they were in the past like we have today
1:38.1	and but it's I think it makes sense that somebody who knows the club helps sorting them then another
1:46.8	guy has to do that and then it was always like I think the club is a good place
1:51.0	and we have the chance still to develop a lot of things
1:54.8	a lot of exciting things coming up obviously with the new academy with maybe a new stand and stuff
2:01.6	like this so it's still a lot to come and yeah but that will be
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