Such is Klopp's pedigree, and the fact that he did so well at Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, he is always likely to be linked with top managerial jobs. Over the weekend, the German was asked about the Santiago Bernabeu hotseat, something he playfully dismissed.
As custom, Klopp belted out his trademark laugh in response to the remark, before politely adding: "Yeah, it’s great. Maybe some of them [at Real] watched the [basketball] game (between Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies) tonight."
On Monday, Klopp went a step further, saying he has no real desire to get back into management for the foreseeable future. In fact, he may not return to management at all.
"I don't expect to change my mind, but I don't know," Klopp said. "We're building a house right now and my missus wanted to have a really big trophy room. There was another small room and I said, 'This is enough because we know how many trophies we have, we will not add any.' It might sound arrogant but I know I can coach a football team. But I don't need to do it until my last day."
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