Berlin, July 12 -- Jurgen Klopp and German Football Association (DFB) officials have reached an understanding on key elements of a possible contract for him to become Germany coach after opening direct negotiations in New York, the DFB confirmed.
DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and vice-president Hans-Joachim Watzke met Klopp and his adviser Marc Kosicke on Friday in a conference room at the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The meeting lasted more than four hours and marked the first direct talks between the former Liverpool coach and the German football governing body over succeeding Julian Nagelsmann.
"It was a first intensive discussion," the DFB said in a statement on Saturday, describing the exchange as constructive....