Liverpool CEO makes Jurgen Klopp exit admission
Liverpool CEO makes Jurgen Klopp exit admission as he hints at FSG plan if they fail to finish top four this season.
Billy Hogan, the chief executive of Liverpool, has disclosed that the club is ready should they not make it into the Champions League for the upcoming season.
Billy Hogan, the chief executive of Liverpool, has disclosed that the club is ready should they not make it into the Champions League for the upcoming season.
Before Jurgen Klopp took over in October 2015, the Reds had only once qualified for the competition under their American owners.
However, Liverpool has competed in the Champions League in each of the previous six seasons since finishing in the top four in 2016–17, making it to the final three times and winning the competition once.
The Reds currently sit ninth in the Premier League table following last weekend’s disappointing draw with Brighton & Hove Albion as their slow start to the campaign continued.
Liverpool CEO on Jurgen Klopp exit admission
But with Champions League qualification remaining the Reds’ minimum goal this season, Hogan insisted that the club would remain sustainable even if they missed out, with FSG determined to continue building the club up both on and off the pitch.
“That (Champions League qualification) is always our goal at the beginning of the season,” he told SportBILD, quoted by Sport Witness. “Of course, qualification is important because of the turnover.
“But we manage the club in such a way that we make sure that we are as sustainable as possible. You can’t automatically count on Champions League qualification.
“Jurgen wants to leave the club in a better shape than what he found it. He succeeded in Mainz, Dortmund, and Liverpool.
“Sales have doubled since he arrived. The stadium will be significantly bigger. We have a new training ground. The club has grown significantly in the past six or seven years. We want to continue that because we think there is still a lot of potential.”
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