Jurgen Klopp 'very excited' to start new project after Liverpool departure

Prospective Paris FC owner Antoine Arnault says Jurgen Klopp is 'very excited' to undertake Red Bull's new project once they acquire a stake in the French club. He has also clarified the former Liverpool manager's exact day-to-day role.

January is quickly approaching, which is significant as this will mark Klopp's return to football. The 57-year-old has been on a break since stepping down as the Reds' boss at the end of last season, though has been announced to soon be taking over as Red Bull's global head of soccer.

The company has fingers in many pies across world sport, but specifically talking football their name is attached to clubs globally such as RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Bragantino, FC Liefering and most recently Leeds United.

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The Red Bull family is soon to grow again as they are in the midst of acquiring a stake in French Ligue 2 leaders Paris FC.

Unlike their other projects in Germany, America and Brazil, this agreement is going to work more like the one they struck with Leeds. Red Bull are set to take 11 percent of ownership whilst French businessman Arnault is to become the new 52 percent majority shareholder of the club.

Red Bull's percentage is expected to increase to 15 percent and Arnault's 80 percent once current president Pierre Ferracci relinquishes control of the 30 percent he would maintain until 2027.

Speaking at his first press conference via L'Equipe, Arnault clarified: "The club will belong to my family. It will not be co-owned by the Arnault family and Red Bull. They do not want to access multi-ownership with a hypothetical ''Red Bull Paris FC'', it is not at all the same logic that they have in Leipzig, Salzburg and other clubs. Here, it is really a sporting partner."

He added: "Jurgen is very excited by this project, with the prospect of giving us the benefit of his eye."

This falls in line with what Red Bull said the German's role would be once he starts. Klopp is there to 'provide strategic vision, supporting individual sporting directors in advancing the Red Bull philosophy', and 'support the organisation's global scouting operation, and contribute to the training and development of coaches'.