Jurgen Klopp suggests he might take ‘interesting’ job after leaving Liverpool

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Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he would potentially be interested in taking over the German national team one day.

Hansi Flick is currently enduring a dreadful reign as coach of the 2014 World Champions. This has led to suggestions that the Liverpool boss is being lined up to take over his position in the near future.

But Klopp has always distanced himself from such rumours. And in quotes from The Athletic today, the 56-year-old does so once again, reaffirming that it’s simply not the right time.

“The job of national coach is and would be a great honour — there’s no question about that,” Klopp said. “The problem that stands in the way of the whole thing is my loyalty. I can’t just leave Liverpool now and say I’ll take over Germany for a short time. That doesn’t work and the request isn’t even there.

“If I’m supposed to do that (manage Germany) at some point, then I have to be available and I’m not currently. I have a responsibility towards the club.

“Basically, it’s an interesting job. But I don’t know yet whether I’ll do something completely different after I leave Liverpool. I want to keep my options open.”

Klopp committed to Liverpool

Prior to the last couple of weeks, many Liverpool fans wouldn’t have even bothered contemplating the thought that their manager would up and leave them.

Klopp has always been dedicated to the Reds and still has a contract for three more years. Plainly, he’s not going anywhere.

But given everything that’s gone on – and continues to go on – with Jordan Henderson, some may now be slightly worried.

It’s clear that the DFB would be incredibly keen on bringing Jurgen in. German paper BILD even recently started a campaign to see the Liverpool boss instated for their home European Championships next summer.

If they push hard enough – as Al Ettifaq have done for Henderson – then some may be worried Klopp’s head would be turned. Nothing feels sacred anymore.

Thankfully, when Jurgen says he’s staying, you really do believe him. The only issue that could arise is if Liverpool are as bad next season as they were last season. In that scenario, there may genuinely be some questions to answer. If a parting of the ways made sense to club and manager, only then would that happen.

But hopefully Liverpool are back to their swash-buckling best next season and up until Klopp’s current contract expiry in 2026. Beyond that, it would be a pleasure to see Jurgen choose to manage wherever he very well wants.