Liverpool have reportedly decided not to hold an end-of-season celebratory parade. This decision came after Jurgen Klopp expressed his preference for any potential event not to be focused on him. The Reds won the Carabao Cup in February, securing at least one trophy for the season and maintaining an outside chance of winning the Premier League title.
Initial discussions about a celebration doubling as a farewell to Klopp were scrapped, and the club is no longer expected to stage an end-of-season parade, as reported by This Is Anfield. Although contingency plans had been prepared, they have since been shelved. However, there is still a possibility of a parade if Liverpool clinches the Premier League title.
Klopp had been asked about the prospect of a parade serving as a farewell earlier in the season and expressed his reluctance for the event to revolve around him, stating, “That’s the one part that is not so cool, that it could be seen as [a farewell]. I don’t think that makes sense.” Since Klopp’s arrival in 2015, Liverpool have held two open-top bus parades.
The first followed their Champions League triumph in 2019, and the second occurred after winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup two years ago, despite their loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Liverpool had high hopes of completing an unprecedented quadruple this season, buoyed by their Carabao Cup victory. While they still have a chance for Premier League glory, they will need Arsenal and Manchester City to slip up over the final three games.
Currently sitting third, Liverpool trail leaders Arsenal by five points, with second-placed City four points ahead and a game in hand.