After nine years at Liverpool FC, Jürgen Klopp will leave the club at the end of the season. The 56-year-old made a surprise announcement this week. From Bayern captain Manuel Neuer's point of view, Klopp is a potential candidate to coach FC Bayern, although that does not apply to this summer.
What coaching position will Jürgen Klopp take on after his time at Liverpool FC? Will he even face another? This is a question that currently worries the football scene.
Many in Germany expect the successful coach to replace Julian Nagelmann after the 2024 European Championship and become the new national coach.
Also the name FC Bayern comes up again and again in relation to Klopp. From Manuel Neuer's point of view, this scenario cannot be ruled out: “I think it depends on him. I don't think FC Bayern have anything against it,” the 37-year-old said on Sunday during a visit to a fan. club.
FC Bayern would certainly have nothing against coach Jürgen Klopp. However, it can be assumed that Klopp will take a longer break after leaving Liverpool. In recent days he has repeatedly spoken of his longing to lead a “normal life.”
Bayern wanted to sign Klopp in 2008
According to honorary president Uli Hoeneß, Klopp has been a topic on Säbener Straße several times in the past: “Klopp has always been a topic in our thinking. He would always have imagined him at Bayern because I think he is an extraordinary coach.” revealed it in the past .
“Once we agreed that he would come to FC Bayern. When he left Mainz (after the 2007/08 season, ed.), we talked before Christmas about whether he imagined joining Bayern. Then he said, “Yes, I can imagine.”
But in the end, FC Bayern decided on Jürgen Klinsmann. Klopp, for his part, moved to league rival Borussia Dortmund and celebrated great successes with BVB between 2008 and 2015. He then moved to Liverpool FC.
Neuer on Klopp: “A potential candidate who could also work for Bayern Munich later”
From Neuer's point of view, Klopp has everything it takes to succeed as a coach at Bayern: “He is a renowned coach, very good, experienced and tactically astute, who earns great respect from all footballers and athletes, including me. “He is certainly a potential candidate who could work at Bayern Munich later.”
One thing is clear: no matter where Klopp ends up at Liverpool, the football manager will initially take a year off after the current season to recharge his batteries and will not take up a new coaching position until the summer of 2025 at the earliest. It will be exciting to see if Bayern are looking for a new manager at the moment. Thomas Tuchel's contract only lasts until June 30, 2025.
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By Vjekoslav Keskic