Jurgen Klopp could be in line for an immediate return to football as head of football for the Red Bull Group, according to reports.
Klopp brought the curtain down on nine years in charge of Liverpool this summer, leaving Anfield with the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup titles under his belt.
“That’s who I am, how can I say it, I’m running out of energy,” Klopp said in a statement announcing his impending departure in January (via Standard). “I don’t have a problem now, obviously I knew I would have to announce at the same time, but now I am much better. I know I can’t do this job over and over again.”
Although Klopp admits to fatigue, a report from Salzburger Nachrichten (via Anfield Watch) has claimed that there have been discussions in the Red Bull camp about appointing the German as head of global football.
If Klopp were to take the post – previously held by former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier – it would see him working closely with clubs Red Bull owns around the world, including Germany, Austria, Brazil and the United States. Recently, the energy drink titan acquired an ownership stake in Leeds United.
Klopp and Red Bull have responded to the reports
It is understood that Red Bull want Klopp to create unity between their biggest clubs (RB Leipzig, RB Salzburg, RB Bragantino, New York Red Bulls and, now, Leeds) and help attract new players to the system.
However, the report also claims that sources close to Red Bull and Klopp himself have denied any move.
“This is complete nonsense,” Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff told Salzburger Nachrichten.
Continuing to dismiss the reports, Klopp’s agent, Marc Kosicke, told Sky Sports Germany: “It’s all nonsense. There is nothing to it.”
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