Diego Simeone has become the latest manager to pay tribute to Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss announced he would leave the club.

After nine trophy-laden years at Anfield Klopp announced via the club's media channels on Friday that he would step down at the end of the season.

Elaborating on his decision the 56-year-old explained that the extended stint in the dugout has left him fatigued, and indicated that he is no longer the the right person to lead the club into the future.

Since the shock announcement tributes have poured in from across the football world, including from rival managers Erik ten Hag, Pep Guardiola and Ange Postecoglou.

Several managers including Simeone indicated they understood Klopp's feeling of being burnt out, with the longtime Atletico Madrid boss stressing the negative effects of a career in management.

'It's difficult to explain what others feel. It's extremely understandable and respectable.' Simeone told Relevo.

'He's a great coach, he's done a great job at Liverpool, he put a team back together this season, he's doing very well in the league. That generates even more. The job is not easy, it tires you, it stresses you, it generates vertigo.

'I hope he does well what he decides, he is a football man and in recent years he has shown what a great coach he is.'

After all, the Argentinian would know better than most about spending a significant amount of time managing a single club.

Simeone is the long-serving manager in all of Europe's top five leagues, with only Freiburg's Christian Streich also maintaining a decade-long run in charge.