James Milner is now getting into the ultimate few months of his current Liverpool deal, however Jurgen Klopp has revealed the 37-year-old is eager to “maintain enjoying.”
Liverpool handed Milner a one-year contract extension on the finish of final season, with the Reds vice-captain persevering with to show he nonetheless stays one of many fittest and {most professional} gamers within the sport.
Milner is working in the direction of his teaching badges, however Klopp has been clear in his view that he nonetheless has loads of supply on the pitch.
He began Liverpool’s FA Cup third spherical replay win at Wolves on Tuesday, and when requested whether or not the membership had plans to maintain Milner on the membership after he hangs up his boots, Klopp implied that Liverpool’s No. 7 might nonetheless a minimum of have yet another season in him.
“We have now completely different plans for Milly, however Milly desires to maintain enjoying,” Klopp informed reporters.
“If you see him enjoying the opposite evening, I feel all people would perceive that. You may’t decide him due to his age or no matter.
“He’s 37. It doesn’t search for a day like this in coaching. He’s there, full throttle. He’s an extremely essential participant, and on this sport we noticed that on the pitch as properly.
“It’s not that Milly expects himself to play 64 video games a season, however in 64 video games a season Milly might be extraordinarily essential, that’s how it’s.
Having began his profession with boyhood membership Leeds United, Milner went on to take pleasure in lengthy spells with the likes of Newcastle, Aston Villa and Man Metropolis.
However having been at Liverpool since 2015, Milner has now performed extra video games for the Reds than another aspect.
Klopp believes such loyalty to the membership proves that Milner ought to think about Liverpool as “his membership,” and steered Liverpool will look to reap the benefits of his expertise off the pitch, presumably in a training function, within the years to come back.
“Even a participant who has had a couple of golf equipment can find yourself, ultimately, at his membership. And I’d think about Liverpool as his membership, and that implies that I’m fairly certain the membership ought to use this character and mindset, as a result of it’s actually particular.
“There may be extra fancy gamers on the market, however no one with an identical mindset, and that makes him extremely worthwhile for us.”
Earlier than shifting on to the following query, Klopp needed so as to add yet another factor!
“And it’s not as a result of I’m too loyal! It’s only a reality,” he stated after an extended reply on that matter earlier this month.
Milner, together with Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, is amongst three Liverpool midfielders whose contracts are resulting from expire on the finish of this season, nevertheless it might be that, regardless of his age, Milner is likeliest to increase his keep at Anfield.