The former Liverpool manager has been out of management since the end of the 2023/24 season, when he took up the post of head of global football at Red Bull.
Klopp has been heavily connected with several managerial posts since his Anfield left, but after stating he had ‘ran out of energy’ in 2024, it’s little surprise that he’s still away from the touchline
During an appearance on Magenta TV ahead of his World Cup commentator job, the German was asked about rumors linking him to the Bernabeu. He quickly responded, “It’s not true. “It’s good that we’re talking about it,” he told The Daily Mail. When is a story actually a story? When someone grabs a piece of paper and writes on it. Or is there something to it?
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“What does the scenario need to be? That Real Madrid called me at some time and said, “Florentino Perez is on the phone!” Jurgen, how are things going?’ Or is it enough if OE24 (an Austrian media site) – I’m not sure if that’s AI or human-written – writes some garbage?”
The 58-year-old denied receiving a phone call from Madrid, dismissing claims as false and joked about joining rival club Atletico Madrid.”That bothers me,” he added.
“If Real Madrid had called, we would have known about it by now, but it is all nonsense.
“They have not called once. You can ask my agent, he is present. They haven’t called him, either.”I’ll take over Atletico Madrid as well, ideally at the same time. “Sorry, Madrid, you’ll have to call first,” Klopp laughed.
Klopp ‘not finished’ with management
Klopp has been linked with a quick return to the touchline and has also been subject to retirement rumors, which he refuted at the Magneta event while saying he is not in a haste to return. I’m not thinking about it at all right now; who knows what the next few years will bring, but there are no plans in that direction,” he explained.
“For my age, I’m pretty advanced in life, but as a coach, I’m not done.
“I have not reached retirement age. Who knows what will occur in the next years? But there is nothing planned.”
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