Leeds boss issues emphatic response to surprising Jurgen Klopp link

Leeds United brag Daniel Farke is unconcerned by Jurgen Klopps caller relation arsenic Red Bull's Head of Soccer and is adamant that his broadside clasp autonomy contempt their caller investors

Leeds United brag Daniel Farke has deed backmost astatine the proposition Jurgen Klopp could person a important relation astatine Elland Road.

The erstwhile Liverpool manager has been confirmed to beryllium taking connected the relation of Head of Soccer for Red Bull successful the caller year, successful his first occupation since departing Anfield. The 57-year-old is acceptable to mentor coaches astatine clubs wrong Red Bull's portfolio arsenic helium steps distant from the touchline.

This is expected to chiefly see the likes of RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and New York Red Bulls, but the drinks shaper does person a number stock successful Leeds. Red Bull purchased a involvement successful the Championship broadside from 49ers Enterprises and besides became their front-of-shirt sponsor.

With the quality of Klopp's imminent arrival, it was suggested an aboriginal task would beryllium to support a 'close watch' connected Farke. The German manager has refuted specified notions and is unconcerned with the imaginable with Leeds having it's ain identity.

He said: "There are evidently a fewer Red Bull teams similar successful Leipzig, Salzburg, New York and truthful on. We are Leeds United and for that it is clear, helium has a large interaction connected the Red Bull clubs and for america not that much.

"We are Leeds United and I deliberation nary 1 of our supporters would let america to effort and transcript thing oregon travel a akin philosophy. We are a beauteous unsocial nine and besides person our ain values, principles, philosophy, our ain mode that we privation to play.

"As acold arsenic I know, this is precisely what the 49ers are lasting for. They cognize however peculiar this nine is and they don’t privation to transcript idiosyncratic other and for that, we volition ever beryllium Leeds United."

Farke's stance volition lone beryllium fortify should the broadside physique upon their commencement to the season. The Whites person mislaid conscionable 1 of their opening 9 games and adjacent invited unbeaten Sheffield United connected Friday night.

Klopp meantime is excited by the imaginable of his caller role. The ex-Borussia Dortmund brag is keen to enactment Red Bull's existent talent.

“After astir 25 years connected the sideline, I could not beryllium much excited to get progressive successful a task similar this," helium said pursuing confirmation of his position. "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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