Jurgen Klopp has all but confirmed his return to management after saying talks to become Germany’s new boss were “heading in the right direction.”<\/p>\n
Klopp has not been on the sidelines since ending his trophy-laden tenure with Liverpool in 2024, but he is set to replace Julian Nagelsmann in the coming days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old quickly emerged as the favourite to replace Nagelsmann, who oversaw Germany’s disappointing World Cup campaign this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Germany were eliminated by Paraguay in the round of 32 on penalties, which was the first time they had lost a shoot-out at the World Cup in their entire history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The German Football Federation (DFB) announced Klopp had agreed\u00a0the “key points” of a contract to take over\u00a0earlier this month, and the former Borussia Dortmund boss has now revealed an agreement is close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I have a deal with Red Bull, a very generous arrangement. So there is no real obstacle now,” Klopp explained on Magenta TV.<\/p>\n
“Everything is heading in the right direction. After the final, we will fly back and aim to sort this out as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n
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Klopp stunned everybody in January 2024 after announcing he would depart\u00a0Liverpool in order to take a break from management, and he has been Red Bull’s Head of Global Football since October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During his time on Merseyside, Klopp took charge of 489 matches across all competitions, winning 304 of those (D100 L85) and\u00a0averaging 2.07 points per game in that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He spent nine years on Merseyside, winning eight major honours, including ending the Reds’ 30-year wait to lift the Premier League title in 2019-20.<\/p>\n
Throughout his time at Red Bull, Klopp has been linked with jobs at Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but he rubbished those rumours every time they came to his attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, he recently insisted he was “recharged” and ready to return to the dugout, and will now look to turn Germany’s fortunes around after another early World Cup exit.<\/p>\n
“Ideally, it should be done in the next few days,” Klopp added. “There are only a few weeks left before the next international match. The decision must be made, and it will be.”<\/p>\n
Following back-to-back group-stage exits at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, Germany failed to deliver in North America, resulting in Nagelsmann’s tenure being cut short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once all the formalities are concluded, Klopp’s first task will be to oversee Germany’s 2026-27 Nations League campaign, with the Netherlands, Greece and Serbia their opponents in Group A2.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His attention would\u00a0then turn towards a Euro 2028 qualifying campaign, and that tournament could see him return to the city of Liverpool, with games being held at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n