Jurgen Klopp is likely to REJECT the Germany job if offered it, as he vows to honour his contract at Anfield despite having admirers at the German FA after they sacked Hansi Flick
Jurgen Klopp is likely to turn down the Germany job if offered to him as he vows to honor his contract at Anfield despite having admirers in the German Football Association after they sacked Hansi Flick.
- Germany sacked manager Hansi Flick after their dismal 4-1 defeat to Japan
- Officials admire Jurgen Klopp and are considering a move ahead of the European Championship
- But the Liverpool boss is committed to the Reds and wants to honor his deal
Jurgen Klopp is being admired by Germany ahead of the 2024 Euro 2024 after they sacked Hansi Flick as manager on Sunday, but the 56-year-old is committed to Liverpool and would like to fulfill his contract at Anfield before considering taking charge of the national side team to take on.
The Germans were humiliated in a 4-1 defeat by Japan on Saturday, led by Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, and immediately parted ways with former Bayern Munich boss Flick.
Klopp’s name was immediately thrown into the conversation as a successor, alongside another ex-Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann and Oliver Glasner who impressed at Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg. Rudi Voller takes over the interim management.
And while Klopp has not ruled out a move in the future, the Liverpool boss is likely to say no to leading Germany to the Euros on home soil next summer, with three years left on his Anfield deal.
Reports in Germany suggest the association is ‘in love’ with Klopp and is considering a move for the Liverpool boss at the end of the season. But Nagelsmann, who is still legally under contract with Bayern, would be the favorite.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admirers in the German Football Association after sacking Hansi Flick
Flick was dropped after Germany’s humiliating 4–1 defeat by Japan, with national team director Rudi Voller (right) and DFB president Bernd Neuendorf telling him he would be leaving
In an interview this summer, Klopp said: ‘The job of national coach is and would be a great honour, there is no doubt about that. The problem holding the whole thing back is my loyalty.”
The former Mainz and Dortmund boss added: ‘In principle it is an interesting job. But I don’t know yet whether I will do something completely different after leaving Liverpool. I want to keep my options open.’
Former captain Lothar Matthaus said in 2020: ‘When you talk about possible candidates, there is only one person that everyone would want in the future, and that is Jurgen Klopp. He is extremely successful, personable and as popular with fans as the media.”
The head of the German Football Association said this in a statement on Sunday Bernd Neuendorf said parting ways with Flick was “one of the most difficult decisions of my time in office.”
Klopp is likely to say no to any approach from Germany after committing to Liverpool
Germany are short on confidence and without a manager are just a year away from hosting Euro 2024 after their capitulation to Japan
“The committees agreed that the men’s national team needs new impetus after recent disappointing results,” he said. ‘We need a spirit of optimism and confidence in our own country.
“For me personally, it is one of the most difficult decisions of my time in office so far. Because I appreciate Hansi Flick and his assistant coaches as football experts and people. But sporting success is the top priority for the DFB. So the decision was inevitable.’
Germany director Voller was scathing about the way the team crumbled against Japan, calling it a ‘disgrace’ and saying he would speak to Flick on Sunday, shortly before his sacking.
He said: ‘We are all still in shock. Losing 4-1 is a shame. We all need to take a good look at ourselves and then see what happens next. We would all do well to sleep on it tonight.
‘I just spoke to Hansi, he is deeply affected. We’ll talk tomorrow (Sunday) about why that happened. That was a shame.’