A normal guy from the Black Forest.

The repetitiveness seemed to mean something. There was a message, more, a warning. Jürgen Klopp sat, body language open and transparent as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club in October 2015 surrounded by history and success, the type he would quickly say was being used to weigh the club down, a burden.

A sort of language which constitutes blasphemy in the stands and sponsored lounges which are occupied by former custodians, forever drinking in their halcyon and setting them as an unreachable barometer for whoever may currently be trying to write their own page.

But Klopp didn't care. In fact, he baulked at Bill Shankly's now biblical proclamation that football is more important than life or death. Such a sentiment doesn't sit well with a man who is a humanist to the core. Someone who thrives off life and of learning about new people, their journey, experience, outlook and generally what makes them tick.

Such thirst for life, and the experience it brings, are what makes the German coach a unique and infectious individual.

Should he therefore follow through with veiled suggestions that when his Liverpool contract expires in 2022, it may be the end of his time at Anfield and indeed his last job as a manager, the news should be met with the respect and admiration it deserves.

There would be understandable sadness, but it cannot be viewed as a major surprise by Reds supporters. Throughout Klopp's time, he has emphasised the need for acknowledgement that although success is craved, it is not the ultimate driver. There is always a bigger picture with him, and nothing is infallible.

Jurgen Klopp waves to the crowd at Fenway Park

It is the reason he put a then barely turned 17-year-old Trent Alexander-Arnold in the starting eleven at Manchester United's Old Trafford, the reason he spent a season berating those in Anfield who chose negativity over possibility and the reason he was able to remain composed when his friend and assistant manager, Zeljko Buvac, left the club on the eve of a Champions League final.

This is maybe the reason why the weight of the Liverpool job hasn't told on him the way it did others. Although one of the most coveted roles in world football, it inevitably brings with it a huge burden of responsibility which has been detrimental to the health of previous managers.

Although intense, Klopp will repeat his mantra that his players are a collective of people doing there best for others. If he sees such values and application in place, he will sleep sound in his belief that football remains, fundamentally, the same as many other worklpaces, in that enjoyment and cohesion is paramount.

If we therefore accept Klopp for what and who he is, we cannot then expect him stay somewhere longer than he feels is beneficial to him as a person. If his mind is made up, then Liverpool supporters should see it as mere corroboration of who he has promised us he is, was and will be throughout his time on Merseyside.

When that time comes, it may be wise to look back at what Jürgen Klopp has given to people both on and off the pitch. In a world where it is becoming less about getting to the top and more about getting through the day, he has been a shining example to the footballing world that the sport should be a positive and enjoyable experience.

He has told us through actions and words there is more to be enjoyed than the game alone. Football under the German is about community, created from the guy who insisted all along he was nothing if not normal.

Yet he has himself stated "my biggest skill is common sense. I understand life." Such common sense will only serve him well when he realises his time is up. Nobody, after all, is bigger than the football club don't we repeatedly say?

If Shankly made the people happy, it may be that Klopp leaves Liverpool when his time is right, in many ways having made the game easy.