Berlin, July 6:
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed his interest in succeeding Julian Nagelsmann as Germany coach but stressed that talks with the German Football Association (DFB) and his current employer Red Bull remain necessary.
Klopp had earlier expressed his reluctance over the coaching opportunity after Germany’s below-par performance in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup.
But he now seems to have changed his mind.
In an interview with broadcaster MagentaTV on Saturday night, the 59-year-old Klopp, Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer since January 2025, said he was prepared to return to coaching after stepping down at Liverpool two years ago because of declining energy.
“The timing is not perfect now either. Nevertheless, it is better than it has ever been. I am now more than recharged. So I am ready,” Klopp added.
After Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay in the Round of 32 and Nagelsmann’s departure, the DFB confirmed that it had contacted Klopp over the vacant post.
Klopp, the former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool coach, remains under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2029.