
Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip is reportedly considering hanging up his boots after being unemployed for 5 months.
The 33-year-old left Anfield last summer but has yet to find a new club. Meanwhile, there are rumors from Germany that Matip is considering ending his career.
Fabrizio Romano, a famous journalist, retweeted a post by Ruhr Nachrichten, a journalist from Germany who spoke about this.
Matip, who joined the Reds from German side Schalke in 2016, left the club after spending eight years in Merseyside, back in May.
He has remained a free agent over the summer, despite his impressive career to date. While being linked with a return to Schalke as well as a move to Hamburger.
He’s won seven trophies with the Reds including a Premier League title, a Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.
Perhaps his biggest moment for Liverpool came in their Champions League final victory over Spurs in 2019. ยูฟ่าเบท Where he assisted Divock Origi for their second goal.
The club confirmed the news in a statement on their website back in May. As the defender bid farewell with an emotional message.
Paying tribute to Matip after he left Liverpool, Klopp said: ‘In all the years that I have been involved in football. I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than Joel Matip. I’m not even sure it would be possible to say anything bad about him.
After working with the Reds for 8 years, he was released as a free agent in the summer. Before being linked with Schalke 04 and Hamburg, but the transfer ultimately did not happen.
Throughout his 8 years at the club, Matip has been very successful, winning 7 trophies, including the Premier League. The Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup.