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Jurgen Klopp spent eight-and-a-half years at Liverpool before leaving in May 2024. During his tenure, the former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund manager won eight trophies, including the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. He recorded a 60.9% win rate, with 299 wins and 109 draws in 491 matches.
On his decision to leave Liverpool back in January 2024, Klopp said: “I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.
“When you are in the job for 25 years, it’s super intense. The only thing is that I am a very curious person and I couldn’t feed that anymore.
“It was just game after game after game after game. You keep a specific level and I wasn’t extremely happy with that to be honest. I always want to try to learn new stuff and I felt when I heard about the role that’s what I would do.”
Klopp returned to football in January 2025 as Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull GmbH. Over the past 14 months, he has overseen the strategic vision and development of the entire Red Bull network, including RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, and Red Bull Bragantino.
Since leaving Liverpool, there has been widespread speculation about Jurgen Klopp returning to management, with the Germany national team frequently mentioned.
German outlet Sport Bild has provided a fresh update on Klopp’s future. Under contract with the group until 2029, Klopp has held informal talks about a potential extension rather than an early exit.
Sport Bild also claims that it is an “open secret” within Red Bull that the group is not entirely satisfied with Klopp’s current work. It is said that a growing number of people at Red Bull believe Klopp could take over the Germany national team this summer, despite coach Julian Nagelsmann’s contract running until 2028.
Nagelsmann has been Germany’s head coach since 2023 and guided the team to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Spain.
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