Jurgen Klopp is set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season (Picture: Getty Images)
Thierry Henry says Jurgen Klopp deciding to leave Liverpool is a positive thing if the German made the choice to take care of himself.
The iconic Reds boss will be moving on at the end of the season, nearly nine years after he took over at Anfield in October 2015.
Announcing the decision last month, the 56-year-old said: ‘I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
‘I am OK. I am healthy, as much as you can [be] at my age. Little bits and bobs, stuff like that, but nothing anybody has to be concerned about, so that’s absolutely fine.’
Henry, who has embarked on his own management career and is currently in charge of the France Under-21 side, believes Klopp has made the right choice if he feels like he is too drained by the job.
In a message to Klopp on CBS Sports, Henry said: ‘Good for you.
‘Pep was at Barcelona, took a sabbatical year. Klopp is at Liverpool, is stopping. Xavi is at Barcelona, he is also stopping. Three great clubs.
Thierry Henry has experienced the stress and pressure of management (Picture: Getty Images)
‘That’s a dream job normally and they are stopping. That tells you a story. The pressure, everybody has a voice, social media and whatnot.
‘It is tough to be a manager and no one cares about you. You’re going to have to take care of yourself at one point.
‘I understand that it’s very nice for fans and everybody involved, journalists, but do not think only about yourself and thinking that the Premier League will miss Klopp, that Liverpool will miss Klopp.
‘We know that, we know that is true. But he was missing his family, he was missing his own time, he was missing his sanity. So good for him. When I got the news, I was like: “Good for you”.’
Klopp is hoping to go out on a high this season (Picture: Getty Images)
Former Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso remains the favourite with the bookmakers to replace Klopp in the summer, with his Bayer Leverkusen side currently riding high at the top of the Bundesliga.
Other candidates include Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi, current assistant boss at Anfield Pep Lijnders and Sporting manager Ruben Amorim.
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