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Klopp dismisses Real Madrid speculation as 'nonsense' and denies any contact

FILE - Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp gestures to fans at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at London stadium in London, on April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

ISMANING, Germany — Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has dismissed as “nonsense” a suggestion he could take over as Real Madrid coach next season and said he hasn’t heard from the Spanish club.

Klopp hasn’t coached since his shock departure from Liverpool in 2024, when he said he was “running out of energy.” He’s stayed in the game as the Red Bull group’s head of global soccer , overseeing clubs like Leipzig, Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls.

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