Real reason Jurgen Klopp quit Liverpool revealed by Real Madrid boss

Carlo Ancelotti has suggested that the intense pressures of top-level management were a key factor in Jurgen Klopp's decision to step down as Liverpool manager.

Klopp, who announced his departure earlier this year, bid an emotional goodbye following his team's victory on the season's last day, marking the end of a nearly nine-year tenure at Anfield that saw him secure both the Premier League and Champions League titles.

The former Borussia Dortmund manager is known for his high-energy football and passionate touchline presence. Ancelotti drew parallels between Klopp's exit and that of Arrigo Sacchi, who left a highly successful AC Milan due to the overwhelming demands of the role.

Speaking to il Giornale, Ancelotti remarked: "I don't see any particular news, this has always been our job but the Klopp case is significant. The continuous pressure, the load of responsibilities become excessive burdens, the obsession takes over. It also happened to Arrigo Sacchi."

Klopp himself acknowledged the toll the position had taken when he made his departure public, citing a depletion of energy necessary to maintain competitiveness at the highest level, reports the Mirror.

He explained: "It is that 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."

"After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth and that is the truth."

Ancelotti implied relationships sometimes naturally conclude and signalled an exit to prevent controversy. In Klopp's last weeks, he had a conspicuous disagreement with Mohamed Salah during a standoff with West Ham.

"When relationships break down, not human ones but professional ones, it is better to leave without controversies and arguments," stated the Italian manager.