At the start of 2025, there was enough talk for Jürgen Klopp. As Global Head of Soccer for Red Bull, the coaching legend will do so much more than travel around and shake hands. Here we will work, lead and ensure that the entire RB football family grows and performs. Erik ten Hag will not be invited by Klopp to be part of that journey.
German Sky Sports reports RB Leipzig would prefer to keep Marco Rose as coach, but the results are not forthcoming and a change of coach will come in the summer. Here, Klopp has been involved in the selection of candidates to take over the important job at RB’s flagship.
Erik ten Hag has been linked with the Leipzig job, but according to Sky Sports, the former Manchester United manager is not on Klopp’s list of candidates. Here are Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner and former Benfica coach Roger Schmidt.
Klopp’s almost invariable requirement for an RB Leipzig coach is that he knows German.
Then it can be speculated that Klopp’s knowledge of Ten Hag during his time as arch-rivals at Liverpool and Manchester United also has an impact on Ten Hag being kept out.
