Tom Werner says Fenway Sports Group owes a great debt of gratitude to Jurgen Klopp and warned Liverpool rivals that his coach is ready to create an Anfield dynasty.
With the League Cup and FA Cup already securely stored in the trophy cabinet, the Reds are heading to Paris for the Champions League final against Real Madrid later this week for their number one match. 63 and last of a season that saw them finish with 92 points in the Premier. League.
However, the third highest number of points of all time at Anfield was not enough to secure a 20th league title, as they were defeated in the league with the return of Manchester City of 93. Despite the misfortune of the ‘Last Sunday, Liverpool headed to the league. French capital in good spirits after an exceptional national year.
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Liverpool president Werner was at Anfield on Sunday with fellow FSG Mike Gordon and John W Henry, and the trio will be at the Stade de France on Saturday when Klopp’s triplet hunters meet the 13 European champions in a 2018 repeat.
Klopp, who leads his team in a third European Cup competition on Saturday night, signed a new contract last month to stay at Merseyside until 2026 and Werner paid tribute to the coach before thanking to the German woman, Ulla, for his help in convincing her. husband to stay beyond the previous deadlines that ended in 2024.
Despite watching Klopp lift all the top-class trophies available since 2019, Werner also said the club is warming up under his inspiring manager.
In an exclusive and extensive talk with ECHO, Mr Werner said: “You know that I am a fan of history by hobby and I am certainly aware of the great directors who have preceded Jurgen.
“From Bill Shankly to Bob Paisley, Sir Kenny Dalglish, Gerard Houllier and everyone else, but just to get a chance to see Jurgen and work with him up close, seeing what he brings to the club, no I don’t think so. there is a better coach in world football.
“I recently met with the CEO of Siemens, the technology company, and said that Jurgen would be an extraordinary CEO in any company because he is such a thoughtful, humble, strategic and attentive leader with an extraordinary sense of humor.
“So we all owe a big thank you to Jurgen and his partner, Ulla, who I think was very helpful in encouraging Jurgen to stay at Liverpool. We are very grateful for his wisdom.
“It certainly coincided with our wildest dreams. I was at that first press conference [in October 2015] and he handled it all with such grace and a sense of humor. And we have achieved a lot in his tenure. One of the things I admire about him is that football is obviously very important to all Liverpool fans, but he has a wonderful perspective on it.
“When we drew with Tottenham and he said it was like a funeral atmosphere, he had the perspective to take it to the next game and I think he handles all the challenges so gracefully and so perfectly. He is so related and human and We still think this is a work in progress. ”
Despite playing for a quadruple potential until the last days of May, the topic of possible summer entries is never too far from the conversation as far as fans are concerned. Liverpool have moved to join Luis Diaz from Porto six months ahead of schedule in late January and have been watching Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, among others, for the summer.
Werner says the final word on transfers will always be from Klopp and revealed that the FSG will give him every opportunity to compete once again as they look to fight Pep Guardiola’s city crown next season.
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“Much of this is due to the creation of a culture of winning,” Werner added. “We’ve said it before and we want to say it, we want to win more trophies for our fans. We want to be like the great teams in England and Europe.
“You can only do it brick by brick. With the signing of Luis Diaz, for a long time people wondered why Liverpool were not more aggressive in the transfer market, but the truth is that we had a team so great that it was important that if we signed someone who would play a significant amount.
“So we’re not going to be active in every window, but obviously Diaz has had an immediate and huge impact. I think it’s obviously very important that Jurgen has the key vote on these issues.
“It’s useless to sign a player who isn’t enthusiastic about Jurgen because he has to work with the squad every week. So his enthusiasm for Luis Diaz was the most important vote.”
Undoubtedly, the biggest challenge for Liverpool’s Boston goalkeepers is to keep the team competitive at the forefront of football over other property models where funds are more readily available.
The FSG have always maintained their belief in the self-sustaining strategy at Anfield, and while it may make it difficult to beat players such as Manchester City and Chelsea, whose owners are some of the richest in football, the Newcastle United’s new wealth under public investment. Saudi Arabia’s fund is likely to inflate the Premier League market below.
Werner says the FSG is more than aware of the difficulties in keeping Liverpool in the current high position, and said the club will always uphold the financial guidelines of Fair Play, which have been relaxed for some time. summer of 2020.
“This has been an extraordinary season, but I also think we continue to keep our heads down and struggle every day to improve,” Werner says in a Zoom call. “We are fighting to strengthen the rules of fair financial play. Premier League will increase by 30% in the next round.
“So for the first time, the international media is surpassing national value and we’re working hard behind the scenes to make sure the Premier League continues on this journey. It’s clearly the most watched football league in the world and I know that. Liverpool’s performance is key to that success.
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard of people in Indonesia who are fans of Liverpool or Senegal or around the world, so it’s very important to me that we continue on this journey.”
Whatever happens in Paris, it has been a memorable few months for the club. Their League Cup and FA Cup double made them the fifth team to win both in the same season and Liverpool have already confirmed that a big parade to celebrate these trophies is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. , regardless of the result against Carlo Ancelotti’s team in Paris.
With the club unable to score their Premier League 2020 title with the fans, as well as the fact that Liverpool Women are commemorating their return to the WSL, there is much to celebrate, as a long season comes to a triumphant end to the city streets on May 29th. .
“I agree that this season has been remarkable for both men and women and for all the members of the club and the LFC Foundation. We look forward to growing and progressing every year and I think this year has been a year of which we can all be proud.
* The second part of ECHO’s exclusive talk with Tom Werner focuses on the outgoing Michael Edwards, the development of Anfield Road and the FSG agreement with RedBird Capital
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