Jurgen Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke, has dropped a hint on what job his client could take if the ex-Red boss returns to football.
Jurgen Klopp has somehow managed to stay front and centre in the football conversation, even without a dugout in sight. This week it’s been a double dose of headlines for the former Liverpool boss.
First came the bombshell from his long-time agent Marc Kosicke, who revealed that both Manchester United and Chelsea made approaches for Klopp after his Anfield exit, despite his stance that he would never manage another English club. There was even interest from national teams like England and the USA, underlining just how in-demand he remained once he walked away in 2024.
At the same time, Klopp has popped back into the spotlight for a very different reason — the Olympics. The 58-year-old, now Red Bull’s head of global soccer, took on a surprise role at the 2026 Winter Games in Milano-Cortina, ringing the bell to signal the final lap of the men’s biathlon relay and cheering on athletes from the sidelines
However, the interest from Premier League rivals is not the only interesting information that came out from Kosicke’s chat with Transfermarkt. The representative also claimed that Klopp “couldn’t always say no” to the German national team manager job:
“I don’t think he feels he has to do it at least once. Rather, he feels a sense of obligation, that he couldn’t always say no to the job.”
“Before Julian, there was those [offers] more often.”
“Maybe at some point he will say again that he has to smell the dressing room again. But at the moment, as I said, he’s very, very happy in his role.”
For now, though, the path is blocked by Julian Nagelsmann, who has committed his future to the DFB and recently saw his deal extended to cover the 2026 World Cup and Euro 2028. As long as Nagelsmann delivers at major tournaments, there is no immediate vacancy to tempt Klopp back to the touchline.
Yet the timing is intriguing: a contract that runs through 2028 neatly sets up a potential changing of the guard, and with Klopp having a reported exit route from his Red Bull role if Germany ever calls, the speculation is unlikely to disappear any time soon.
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