It could be a busy day for Premier League chairmen after Borussia Dortmund confirmed that Jurgen Klopp will leave the club at the end of the season .
Klopp’s contract at the Westfalenstadion runs until 2018, but he reportedly asked the club’s CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke, to let him leave early following a miserable campaign.
“At the end of this season, our time together will come to an end,” said Watzke at a press conference on Wednesday.
Dortmund are currently 10th in the Bundesliga, having lost four more matches than they’ve won, and were knocked out of the Champions League by Juventus in the second round.
After seven years at Dortmund, helping the team to two Bundesliga titles, one German Cup and a Champions League final appearance, it has been claimed that Klopp is keen to take a break.
But the manager has dismissed that suggestion, telling reporters: “I don’t think of it as a load off my shoulders. I’m not tired, even though I look like this.”
Klopp "I have the feeling, that I'm not the perfect coach for this club anymore." #bvb
— Stefan Buczko (@StefanBuczko) April 15, 2015
He’s now likely to receive plenty of calls from Premier League clubs over the next few weeks, with Manchester City certain to consider him as a replacement for the under-fire Manuel Pellegrini.
It’s thought that former Mainz manager Thomas Tuchel will replace Klopp at Dortmund on a four-year deal.
There's going to be tears soon. pic.twitter.com/LAwwEPmozI
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) April 15, 2015
