The football circus misses Jürgen Klopp. You didn’t have to like Liverpool or Borussia Dortmund to appreciate the “gegenpressing” football and the energy the German brought to the sidelines and in the press conferences. Pep Guardiola responded dryly to questions about Klopp, when the German announced in 2024 he would retire, with: “He’s like me, he has to go back.” The German Football Association is also betting on that.
As long as Klopp has not said a definitive no to returning as coach, rumours, speculation and small drips about “secret meetings” will seep out in the media. It’s no surprise that Real Madrid are being linked with the coaching legend. They are looking for the best, while this is a job that steers far away from the Premier League and could be the one job that pulls Klopp out of “retirement”. However, there is another coaching job that may be more realistic.
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According to Bild , Jürgen Klopp has already turned down the offer to lead the German national team, but the German media claims that the former Liverpool coach will at some point feel obliged to accept the job. Julian Nagelsmann has a contract until 2028, but in a World Cup final, everything could change for Nagelsmann’s future. If Germany wins once again in a championship, it will be good to have Nagelsmann at the helm for the next one.
Although Austrian Salzburger Nachrichten claimed in February that Red Bull Group does not want to stand in the way if Jürgen Klopp wants to return to the coaching job this summer, there is little to suggest that changes will happen this summer.
But after the summer and the World Cup playoffs? Several German media outlets emphasize that it is “an open secret”, that the job at Red Bull does not suit Klopp, and that the German Football Association wants to take advantage of this.
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To us, it sounds like Jürgen Klopp’s next path will end at Die Mannschaft.
