Resigning as Liverpool coach → taking a year off
The German Football Association (DFB) wants Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool FC) as the coach of the FIFA North-Central America World Cup in 2026.
"The German Football Association wants Klopp to be the coach of the 2026 World Cup," Germany's Sport Bild said on the 6th. "We will persuade Klopp to take the helm from March 2025 after a sabbatical as scheduled."
Liverpool announced Klopp's resignation on the club's official website on January 26. The club said, "Klopp announced his decision after telling the owner that he wanted to leave the manager's job in the summer."
Liverpool enjoyed its prime time with Klopp. Liverpool ranked fourth in the Premier League from 2016-2017 and won the UEFA Champions League from 2018-2019. It also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cups.
The 2019-2020 season was unforgettable. Klopp even presented his fans with the Premier League title, which was their long-cherished dream. It was his first Premier League victory in 30 years and his 19th career championship trophy of the first division. Klopp also won the FA Cup and also won the Carabao Cup this season.
However, Klopp is leaving the team now. This is shocking news for Liverpool fans. Klopp said, "I'm not as young as I used to be. I didn't want to know, but I naturally found out. This club needs the best coach, not me. It's the right moment." Currently, Leverkusen Xavi Alonso is considered a likely replacement.
Klopp's future course of action is also drawing keen attention. There have been reports that he could change his resignation and accept the managerial position of another club. However, Klopp has flatly denied the allegation. "No team is going next year. Especially, I will never go to another Premier League club," Klopp said.
"Even if I starve to death, that will never happen," he added. He also dismissed the possibility of reversing the resignation of Liverpool's head coach. "Even if I win all the competitions for the remaining four months, there is no possibility that I will reverse my resignation announcement," he added. Klopp will take a break for at least one year.
The German Football Association wants to put Klopp in charge of the German national team from the end of his sabbatical year. Klopp has deep ties with Germany. Klopp had a successful career as a coach in the German Bundesliga. Klopp moved to Dortmund in 2008 after playing for Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga.
Although he failed to win the trophy for the first two seasons, he led Dortmund to the league title for the first time in nine years in the 2010-2011 season. In the 2011-2012 season, he won the Bundesliga title for the second consecutive year. He won a total of five trophies with Dortmund, and based on his performances, he was able to sit in the head coach position of Liverpool.
Recently, the German team was humiliated at a major competition. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the team failed to advance to the round of 16 teams as the lowest ranking team in its history, and achieved the lowest ever at Euro 2020. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the team was tied with Japan, Spain, and Costa Rica in the group, and failed to qualify for the round of 16 as the third place. 메이저 토토사이트
Julian Nagelsmann has taken the helm since Hanji Flick, but has not shown satisfactory results. The team had a 2-2 draw in a friendly match with Mexico in October last year, and suffered two consecutive losses in November, struggling with Turkiye and Austria, which are considered one-down.
Nagelsmann is also expected to leave the German national team due to interest from Liverpool F.C., FC Barcelona, and Bayern Munich F.C., whose manager position will be vacant next season. "Sandro Wagner, the senior coach, may become the interim coach after Euro 2024," Sport Bild said. The ultimate goal is to become Klopp.