Klopp has accepted the role of replacing Nagelsmann as the coach of the German national team
Jurgen Klopp has come to a preliminary agreement to take on the role of head coach for Germany’s men’s national team.
The previous manager of Liverpool had a meeting with high-ranking officials from the German Football Association (DFB) in New York on Friday.
While the DFB announced that further discussions are scheduled for next week and an agreement with Red Bull, where Klopp has been head of global football since January 2025, has yet to be finalized, it is now merely a question of time before Klopp takes over from Julian Nagelsmann, who stepped down after the team’s early World Cup exit.
“DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and DFB vice-president Hans-Joachim Watzke engaged in their initial detailed discussions with Jurgen Klopp in New York concerning his possible role as national team coach,” stated the DFB in a release.
“During the productive discussion, consensus was achieved on the essential aspects of a possible agreement.” Discussions will resume next week.
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“Both parties are assured that the discussions—contingent upon an agreement with Klopp’s current employer, Red Bull—can ultimately reach a successful conclusion.”
Klopp is anticipated to finalize a four-year contract, marking his first coaching role since concluding his nine-year stint at Liverpool in the summer of 2024, as well as his inaugural venture into international football.
Klopp and Watzke come together once more.
Klopp has been serving as a pundit for German television during the World Cup.
He has frequently been associated with a comeback to club management, particularly with Real Madrid in March, which he described as “all nonsense.”
Klopp guided Liverpool to seven significant trophies, including the Premier League title in the 2019-20 season and the Champions League in 2019.
He previously guided Borussia Dortmund to two German Bundesliga titles from 2008 to 2015 and managed Mainz 05 for seven years, the club where he spent nearly his entire playing career.
Watzke, 69, collaborated closely with Klopp at Dortmund, where he served as chief executive from 2005 until he stepped down at his hisuest last year.
That relationship is considered a crucial element in facilitating swift negotiations with one of the most coveted coaches in the sport, as Germany aims to bounce back from a disappointing World Cup performance.
Germany was eliminated from this summer’s tournament in the last-32 stage, suffering a defeat to Paraguay in a penalty shootout, which extends a streak of underwhelming performances in major tournaments.
Following Joachim Low’s successful leadership of Germany to their fourth World Cup victory in 2014, the team struggled to advance beyond the group stage in both 2018 and 2022, with Hansi Flick at the helm during the latter tournament.
In September 2023, Nagelsmann succeeded Flick, beginning a contract that would last until the end of Euro 2024, which Germany hosted.
They advanced to the quarter-finals, ultimately falling in extra time to the eventual champions, Spain.
Nagelsmann’s contract was subsequently extended to this year’s World Cup and then to Euro 2028; however, he chose to step down after his second major tournament.
