What Jurgen Klopp’s exit could mean for Liverpool

Liverpool will bid farewell to legendary manager Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season and enter a period of serious uncertainty.

How they choose to replace one of the greatest bosses in club history could have an enormous impact on both the short and long-term future at Anfield, with a new era likely to bring about significant changes away from the dugout as well.

Here’s what Klopp’s exit could mean to Liverpool.

The most obvious dilemma for Liverpool is the fact that nobody has a clue what the future holds for the club now that Klopp is gone.

No known manager means no idea about tactical direction, which also limits Liverpool’s ability in the transfer market. Players aren’t going to jump at the chance to move to Anfield until they know who they will be working under.

With clubs already working on their summer transfers, Liverpool face an uphill battle to keep up and sell themselves while they’re still such an unknown entity. What if the next manager wants two strikers, three centre-backs or any other major tactical tweak? Liverpool simply cannot prepare adequately right now.

With the Klopp era now coming to a definite end, perhaps talisman Mohamed Salah will also take this opportunity to head for pastures new.

Saudi Arabian officials were planning to buzz Salah’s phone this summer even before Klopp’s announcement, but they will be licking their lips now. Salah has loved his time under Klopp but, at 31 and approaching the final year of his contract, is at a point in his career where he may be ready to embark on a new challenge.

While Salah’s happiness at Liverpool is not directly tied to Klopp, there’s no doubting the changing of the guard in the dugout might tempt the Egyptian to bid farewell as well.

Alongside Salah, 2025 will see the expiry of the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. While the latter is almost certain to ink an extension, doubts will undoubtedly surface about Van Dijk’s continuation at Anfield.

Van Dijk is turning 33 this summer, and so he’ll have to ask himself all the usual questions. How are the legs? Is there one more dream move left to seal? Can he afford to spend an entire year in what could be another transition?

There may be some nervous moments behind the scenes at Anfield as they await the decision of one of…