Klopp Exits Liverpool After Helping US Owner Hit Football Riches

Jan. 26, 2024, 1:52 PM UTC

Jürgen Klopp will leave Liverpool FC, the English football club he has led to six major trophies, at the end of the current season, saying he’s “running out of energy.”

His reign at the club helped Fenway Sports Group, its US owners, to reap a massive increase in valuation. FSG bought Liverpool for £300 million ($383 million) in 2010. After five years of struggling to compete with its bigger rivals, Klopp was hired in 2015, and the club won the Champions League in 2019.

FSG recently sold a minority stake in Liverpool to New York investment firm Dynasty ...

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