Jurgen Klopp has left the door ajar when it comes to a return to management, be that at Liverpool or elsewhere
Jurgen Klopp at an event in Germany in 2026
Jurgen Klopp has left the door open to a managerial return(Image: Getty Images)
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Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has yet to return to management since leaving Anfield but has indicated he's got another job in him. He might struggle to get the old gang back together, though, with a number of members of his Reds coaching team finding new gigs elsewhere after leaving Liverpool.
Klopp left Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season, announcing his exit several months before the end of the season. He took a break before moving into his current role as global head of soccer with Red Bull but speculation over a return to the dugout hasn't gone away.
When the German shared news of his departure, he made it clear he would never manage another Premier League club aside from Liverpool. A job overseas isn't out of the question, though, with Germany and Real Madrid both named as potential destinations.
Speaking at an event in Germany, Klopp played down Real Madrid suggestions but opened the door to another managerial role at some point in the future. However, he's in no rush to leave Red Bull just yet.
"And as for the future, I’m not quite finished as a coach yet," he said. "So who knows what might come up in the next few years. But there are absolutely no plans in that regard."
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Reviving the Liverpool coaching team which served him well over the years could be tricky, though, wherever he ends up. Some have gone into management while others have been different coaching roles elsewhere.
Klopp's old No.2 Pep Lijnders was floated by some in the media as a potential successor to Klopp. However, he instead took the manager's job at Red Bull Salzburg ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Things didn't go to plan for the Dutchman, though, and he was sacked in December of the same year. He has since joined Pep Guardiola's staff at Manchester City, with whom he won the Carabao Cup this month.
Vitor Matos joined Liverpool as an elite development coach under Klopp in 2019 and later followed Lijnders to Salzburg. He subsequently took his first steps into management with Maritimo in Portugal's second tier.
After just 12 matches, the 37-year-old left to take the top job at Championship side Swansea City after Alan Sheehan's sacking. The Swans sit 14th in the table with seven games remaining, making promotion and relegation both unlikely.
John Achterberg and Claudio Taffarel both brought their experience to goalkeeping coach roles and neither is still at Anfield. Achterberg followed Steven Gerrard to Al Ettifaq and remained in Saudi Arabia after Gerrard's departure.
Taffarel held a dual role during his time at Anfield, also working with the Brazil national team. Since July 2025, that Brazil role has become his sole focus.
One man who Klopp might be able to convince to follow him to new surroundings is Peter Krawietz. Krawietz worked with Klopp at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund as well as Liverpool and currently serves as head of soccer philosophy at Red Bull.
He briefly returned to an assistant manager role last term, working under interim boss Zsolt Low at RB Leipzig. However, he didn't stay on once Ole Werner took over as manager on a permanent basis.
It means that, wherever he may end up as coach, Klopp may need to put together an entirely new team of support staff around him.
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