Overview
- Jurgen Klopp says he declined an approach to coach Germany in 2023 because he felt he could not leave Liverpool in that moment.
- He points to new arrivals Wataru Endo, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister as a core he wanted to help restore, saying the team was repaired.
- In January 2024 he publicly confirmed he would depart at season’s end due to exhaustion, noting he had informed the club internally earlier at the owners’ request.
- Now serving as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer, Klopp describes the role as fulfilling with a more manageable workload after coaching 1,081 competitive matches.
- Speculation about a Liverpool return has resurfaced during Arne Slot’s poor run despite about £450m spent, with a 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest leaving the team 12th, while Klopp calls any comeback only theoretically possible and reports suggest no firm move to replace Slot.