When Pep says how much he loves it here, there's no doubt he's telling the truth. If he weren't, then there's no way he'd have consented to a stay with us that, at the end of this season, will match that of his time in charge of the Barca first team and of Bayern put together.
When he arrived, I thought we might, if we were lucky, get one year from him beyond the three he originally contracted for, maybe two at the very outside. If, back then, someone had shown me the vision of him staying for a seventh season, I'd have been thrilled. Now it would be a huge disappointment if he rode off into the sunset at the end of the current campaign. Yes, we'll never get anyone else as good as him, but then I really believe that he'll never be as fulfilled in another job as he currently is in ours. The whole set-up is ideal for him.
So come on Baldy, sign up for a couple of years longer. You know it makes sense. And break Klopp and the scouse vermin at the same time. When Jurgen signed on there until 2025, he and his club were hoping for a couple of years after you moved on from here when they could rule the roost. Deny that to them and revel in how devastated they'll be.
When he arrived, I thought we might, if we were lucky, get one year from him beyond the three he originally contracted for, maybe two at the very outside. If, back then, someone had shown me the vision of him staying for a seventh season, I'd have been thrilled. Now it would be a huge disappointment if he rode off into the sunset at the end of the current campaign. Yes, we'll never get anyone else as good as him, but then I really believe that he'll never be as fulfilled in another job as he currently is in ours. The whole set-up is ideal for him.
So come on Baldy, sign up for a couple of years longer. You know it makes sense. And break Klopp and the scouse vermin at the same time. When Jurgen signed on there until 2025, he and his club were hoping for a couple of years after you moved on from here when they could rule the roost. Deny that to them and revel in how devastated they'll be.