Jurgen Klopp makes emphatic Red Bull vow as Liverpool idol quizzed on management return
Jurgen Klopp has made it abundantly clear that he will NOT be a coach for any Red Bull clubs.
The Liverpool legend called time on his nine-year stint at Anfield in the summer and has since penned a lucrative long-term deal to become the Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull. Klopp, 57, officially started his new role at the turn of the year and has been tasked with overseeing the management of RB Leipzig, Salzburg, New York RB, two clubs in Brazil and a third-tier Japanese side.
And while the German has reiterated that he doesn't see himself returning to the dugout anytime soon, the former Borussia Dortmund boss was inevitably asked if he could take over one of the Red Bull clubs in the future.
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In an emphatic response, Klopp declared at Tuesday's press conference: "I will not be a coach of a Red Bull team. That’s a clear commitment. I don't have a clue [where I'll be in four or five years]. I will NOT be the replacement of one of the coaches. I hope we can create a structure where these kinds of questions will not come up at all. That would be cool."
Klopp has been linked with the Germany national team job in the past and while he has embarked on a different career path, the Premier League and Champions League winner admitted: "I can’t say I will never be a coach again in my life."
