Jurgen Klopp's friend sets the record straight on 'secret Red Bull clause' which hints at next job

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is acceptable to go Red Bull's caller caput of shot successful the New Year - but a adjacent person has denied helium is already eyeing up the Germany job

Jurgen Klopp is NOT angling for the Germany occupation contempt speculation to the contrary, says his long-time friend, Wojtek Czyz.

The erstwhile Liverpool manager had been expected to instrumentality a sabbatical aft making the hard determination to discontinue his erstwhile relation earlier this year. However, it was confirmed this week that Klopp volition go Red Bull's caller caput of soccer successful January.

Klopp's determination has divided sentiment - peculiarly successful Germany, wherever the 57-year-old is inactive lauded by fans of Borussia Dortmund pursuing his highly palmy stint astatine the club.

It has besides emerged that Klopp's declaration with Red Bull includes a clause which would let him to leave if the German nationalist squad were to travel calling. However, Czyz has quashed suggestions that Klopp already has his sights connected said role.

The Paralympic champion, who go acquainted with Klopp earlier the second headed to Liverpool, told The Sports Agents podcast: “I tin archer you 1 happening from this, what I deliberation astir Jurgen. Jurgen is not reasoning present astir the German nationalist team. Jurgen volition beryllium 100 percent committed to beryllium palmy successful this relation helium took connected now.”

Czyz did, however, spell connected to admit that it would beryllium remiss to regularisation Klopp retired of the representation wholly successful the future. He is known to person galore admirers wrong the German Football Federation, though existent caput manager Julian Nagelsmann is nether declaration for the 2026 World Cup.

He added: “In the future, you know, truthful galore things tin happen, and everything volition beryllium done and volition beryllium close astatine the close time. And truthful present determination is nary treatment astir immoderate aboriginal thoughts astir the German nationalist team.”

Klopp, who has suggested helium is done with nine absorption since leaving the Reds, expressed his excitement implicit his caller role. He said: “After astir 25 years connected the sideline, I could not beryllium much excited to get progressive successful a task similar this. The relation whitethorn person changed but my passionateness for shot and the radical who marque the crippled what it is has not. By joining Red Bull astatine a planetary level, I privation to develop, amended and enactment the unthinkable shot endowment that we person astatine our disposal.

“There are galore ways that we tin bash this beforehand utilizing the elite cognition and acquisition that Red Bull possesses to learning from different sports and different industries. Together we tin observe what is possible.

“I spot my relation chiefly arsenic a mentor for the coaches and absorption of the Red Bull clubs but ultimately, I americium 1 portion of an organisation that is unique, innovative and guardant looking. As I said, this could not excite maine more."

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