Also involved in Leipzig transfers
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Jürgen Klopp is open to a back door for a return to the coaching bench. The fact that he will never resume his career on the sidelines is “what I believe,” said the former success coach in an interview with “The athletic“.” But you don’t know. I am 58. If I started again at 65, everyone would say: ‘You said you never do it again!’ “But at all he doesn’t think of a possible coaching job at all:” I don’t miss anything. “
Without the daily work on the training ground, he had significantly gained quality of life due to the higher flexibility and freedom, Klopp reported. “I can go on vacation. And I decide when,” said the 58-year-old before he laughed with a look at his wife: “Okay, Ulla decides when.” But it is “not the Premier League or the Bundesliga who decide.”
After his end as a coach of FC Liverpool, Klopp joined the Red Bull Group as a Global Head of Soccer in January 2025 and is also responsible for the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. This caused a lot of criticism in the fan scene, as Klopp had often given the impression of standing for traditional values in professional football. The commitment of the large corporation from Austria is contrary to many supporters.
Criticism of the Red Bull entry for Klopp “No problem”
The negative reactions would not have surprised him, said Klopp. “I am a German. I know what people in Germany think about Red Bull’s commitment in football. They love Red Bull. In all areas. In all areas? No,” said the former Bundesliga coach of Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05. “Funnily enough, there was only such a reaction in Germany. But that’s okay-no problem.”
As an ex-coach, he now wanted to be “not the football pope” and tell the people “what they have to do. At least not outside the Red Bull world.” In his new role, he sees himself more as a helper and guide than as a boss. “If necessary, I want to be the emergency call of the coaches or sports directors, the one you call if you don’t know who you should talk to,” said Klopp.
In addition to RB Leipzig, the New York Red Bulls in the USA, Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil and RB Omiya Ardija in Japan are part of the RB cosmos. The company is the main sponsor at Red Bull Salzburg. In addition, Red Bull has minority investments to Leeds United and the French promoted Paris FC.
There were also some “emergency calls” in summer when planning the squad. When he is asked for it, he watches videos or profiles of players and also make calls with them, Klopp reveals. “If you are 100 percent sure, you don’t have to show me anything. But I was involved in many transfers at Paris FC and Leipzig.” The Saxons moved seven new additions on land, whose playing style should be shaped by “energy” according to Klopp. The Leipzigers took 136 million euros in hand, but more than a dozen departures also brought 195 million euros.