Recharged Jurgen Klopp ‘ready’ for Germany coach talks
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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told the German FA on July 3 he was “fundamentally willing” to take over as Germany’s coach, after Julian Nagelsmann resigned following the team’s World Cup loss to Paraguay.
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- Jurgen Klopp is willing and ready to discuss becoming Germany’s new coach after Julian Nagelsmann’s sudden resignation following a poor World Cup exit.
- Klopp has a contract with Red Bull but has a verbal agreement allowing him to leave for the Germany job; he emphasises the need for intensive talks.
- He stresses that German football needs fundamental changes beyond coaching, and he must discuss his potential departure with Red Bull’s managing director to ensure a clean exit.
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BERLIN - Jurgen Klopp insisted on July 4 he was recharged and “ready” for what he said would be “intensive discussions” over becoming the new coach of Germany.
Klopp told the German FA (DFB) on July 3 that he was “fundamentally willing” to take over as Germany’s coach after Julian Nagelsmann resigned.
Nagelsmann, who had a contract until 2028, stepped down just four days after Germany’s disappointing last-32 World Cup exit to Paraguay.
Klopp, the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager, is under contract as the Red Bull conglomerate’s head of global football, but Sky Germany reports he has a verbal agreement which would allow him to leave to take up the Germany job.
Speaking on Magenta TV, for whom he was working as a World Cup pundit, Klopp said: “The timing isn’t perfect right now.
“Nevertheless, it’s better than it has ever been. By now, I’m more than recharged. So, I’m ready.”
Klopp added: “I have an existing contract with Red Bull. I like to honour contracts.
“But I am interested in talks. They would have to be intensive discussions. The problems we currently have don’t hinge on Julian Nagelsmann.
“We have to fundamentally change things now. Whether it ends up being me or whoever else it might be, that doesn’t change the fact that changes are necessary.”
Klopp said he would also need to talk with Red Bull managing director Oliver Mintzlaff.
“German football is close to his heart. Red Bull needs to come out of this situation cleanly. It’s not that easy to get out of it,” said Klopp, who led Liverpool to Champions League and Premier League honours. AFP
