Klopp Berehat Sementara dari Bola Sepak

Borussia Dortmund's departing coach Jürgen Klopp has confirmed that he will now take a break from football for an unspecified period of time. There had been countless rumors linking him to European clubs.

Jürgen Klopp announced on Monday that he will be taking a break from football "until further notice." Klopp, whose last game on the bench was Dortmund's 3-1 loss in Saturday's German Cup final,confirmed his decision in a statement to Germany-based news agencies.

"After seven intensive and emotional years of real love for Borussia Dortmund, I think it makes sense to process the countless memories before I take on a new task, fresh and highly motivated, with my team," he said in the statement.

The 47-year-old had been linked to a number of top European clubs, since announcing on April 15 that he would be leaving Dortmund. Former Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel is to succeed Klopp at the Bundesliga club.

Golden era comes to an end

Since joining BVB in 2007, Klopp had won two league titles, plus the German Cup - and reached a Champions League final in 2013 with the western German side.

He is credited with taking BVB from mid-table obscurity, to becoming one of Germany's biggest and most important teams behind Bayern Munich. He encouraged an attacking style of play at the club, including high-pressing that often caught his opponents off guard.

But it was his down-to-earth nature with the media and the public that endeared him most to his many fans at Borussia Dortmund and across German football. At a farewell dinner after the German Cup defeat Klopp was typically emotional in his goodbye speech.

"This is here and now my hardest moment," he said, in front of 2000 guests. "The pain of saying goodbye is building slowly and it really hurts."

Jurgen Klopp Confirms Sabbatical

​Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he will take a break "until further notice" upon leaving Borussia Dortmund this summer.

The 47-year-old, who bowed out with a 3-1 defeat to Wolfsburg in the DFB-Pokal final, had been linked with a host of European clubs including Liverpool.

Several media outlets had touted Klopp as a possible replacement for the under-fire Brendan Rodgers at Anfield, while Turkish giants Fenerbahce were reported to have held talks with the former Mainz 05 boss a week ago.

However, Klopp appears to have put an end to the speculation, for another year at least, telling reporters: "I will take a break until further notice.

"After seven intense and emotional years of 'Real Love' (Dortmund's slogan), I consider it sensible to process all these memories until I'm fresh and full of motivation to take on a new task, together with my team."

According to Bild, Klopp was enthusiastic about the Liverpool link, feeling they were a team he could sink his teeth into over the coming transfer window.

The club's fanatical fanbase, combined with Klopp's grasp of the language and love of English football, were also thought to have appealed to the departing coach.

A number of high-profile bosses' contracts are due to expire in 12 months' time, including Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City and Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich.