Champions League final, Tottenham vs Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp dismisses Juventus speculation as 'bulls***'
Serie A champions searching for new manager after announcing Massimiliano Allegri departure
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Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, has dismissed speculation linking him with the vacancy at Juventus as “bulls***”.
The Serie A champions are searching for a new manager after announcing last week that Massimiliano Allegri will no longer be in charge next season.
Klopp is not ranked among the front-runners for the Juventus role, with Chelsea counterpart Maurizio Sarri currently the favourite to replace Allegri.
And ahead of his side travelling to Madrid for Saturday’s Champions League final, the Liverpool manager ruled out any possibility of him moving to Turin.
“Of course it’s a league that I like, it’s really exciting, but all these rumours I hear about Juventus are bulls***,” he told Sky Italia.
“There is nothing true about it. I am not going to leave Liverpool. I know Serie A very well, I follow it and I like it, but I am going to stay at Liverpool.”
Klopp is yet to win a major honour since joining Liverpool in 2015 and has lost each of the last six finals he has competed.
Even so, his methods have guided Liverpool back to the top table of European football and he is hopeful of success against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
“Every final is special and I always prepare it in the same way I did in the past,” he said.
“If I had won those finals I’d be happier but the preparation was the same. This Liverpool side is the best team I ever brought to a final.
“Tottenham are a very solid team but we must win. It could be the best moment in my career if we win the title, but only if we win.”
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