Napoli vs Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp denies he could quit Anfield due to weather
Klopp's agent suggested a better climate could convince him to stay
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Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp has insisted that his agent was joking when he said that the Liverpool manager could leave due to the weather.
Klopp’s current Anfield contract expires in 2022, seven years on from his arrival, but his future remains uncertain beyond that.
In an interview with DAZN, Klopp's representative Marc Kosicke claimed that warmer weather on Merseyside might help convince him to extend his stay.
“One has to wait and see how everything develops and whether climate change also brings better weather to England or only to Germany,” Kosicke said.
But Klopp has since clarified that Kosicke was joking, claiming prior to Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Napoli: “There is nothing in that story.”
“He wanted to make a joke so now I have to be serious. It is German humour but obviously nobody got it. I am completely fine with the weather.
“Let me spell it out, the weather has never been a reason for me to choose a city and it's certainly not a reason for me to leave the country.
“Maybe at the moment (in England) it's the most healthy weather in the world - we have enough rain, it's cool, pretty much the opposite of this room! There's nothing in that story. He's my agent and my friend."
Klopp has previously said that the windy weather on Merseyside sometimes makes things difficult for his team, a claim often mocked by supporters of rival clubs.
“When I speak about the weather it was about the wind which can have an effect on football, but that is not allowed in England," he said on Monday. "But that is not a reason to leave the country. I am fine.”
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