Berlin, July 5 -- Jurgen Klopp has confirmed his interest in succeeding Julian Nagelsmann as Germany coach but stressed that talks with the German Football Association (DFB) and his current employer Red Bull remain necessary.
In an interview with broadcaster MagentaTV on Saturday, the 59-year-old Klopp, Red Bull's Head of Global Soccer since January 2025, said that he was prepared to return to coaching after stepping down at Liverpool two years ago because of declining energy.
"The timing is not perfect now either. Nevertheless, it is better than it has ever been. I am now more than recharged. So I am ready," Klopp added.
After Germany's World Cup elimination by Paraguay in the round of 32 and Nagelsmann's departure, the DFB confirmed th...