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Jurgen Klopp will stay at Liverpool for this long, claims Graeme Souness
JURGEN KLOPP won't be leaving Liverpool anytime soon.
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Those are the thoughts of Liverpool legend Graeme Souness.
Reports emerged over the weekend suggesting Bayern Munich are considering a surprise swoop for Klopp as they have made a slow start to the campaign under Carlo Ancelotti.
Liverpool meanwhile, have made a flying start to the season, and are just a point behind table toppers Chelsea in second spot.
Although Klopp previously managed Borussia Dortmund, Souness doesn't think Klopp will leave Anfield in a hurry.
Jurgen Klopp has enjoyed a flying start to the season as Liverpool boss
Jurgen Klopp has been identified as a potential replacement for Carlo Ancelotti
You quickly 'get' Liverpool. And I wouldn't think anytime soon that Klopp would be leaving Liverpool
"I think he's fully bought into what Liverpool are about. I genuinely believe that Liverpool are quite a unique football club, once you work for them, it's with you for the rest of your life," Souness told Sky Sports News.
"You quickly 'get' Liverpool. And I wouldn't think anytime soon that Jurgen Klopp would be leaving Liverpool.
"I think there's an obvious lure, if he was to go back to Germany, there's Bayern Munich and then there's a long way down before you get to his old team Dortmund.
"What other league in the world can the number one club go back to the number two club at the end of each season and take its best players?
Graeme Souness thinks Jurgen Klopp won't leave Liverpool anytime soon
"That only happens with Bayern Munich. They are so far ahead of everybody else out there, so there would be that obvious attraction.
"But I don't see him leaving Liverpool until he's fulfilled their potential."
Liverpool take on Leeds in the EFL Cup quarter-finals tomorrow (7:45pm).
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