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\n‘I know there’s been a lot of speculation about it and some false things have been said’<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has described speculation that he will take over at Real Madrid this summer as “nonsense”.<\/p>\n
The German stood down after nearly nine years in charge at Anfield following the end of the 2023-24 season and has since fulfilled a role as head of global football with Red Bull.<\/p>\n
He has not ruled out a return to football management in the future, although he has been linked with a comeback to Anfield amid his successor Arne Slot’s struggles in his second season in the hot-seat.<\/p>\n
Klopp, who won the Champions League and Premier League at Liverpool, has also been mentioned as a candidate for the Real job to replace Alvaro Arbeloa at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n
But Klopp told reporters at the Magenta TV World Cup team presentation in Munich: “If Real Madrid had phoned, we would have heard about it by now.<\/p>\n
“But that’s all nonsense. They haven’t called even once, not once. My agent is there, you can ask him. They haven’t called him either.<\/p>\n
“Right now I’m not thinking about that, luckily there’s no reason to.<\/p>\n
“For my age, I’m quite advanced in life, but as a coach I’m not completely finished. I haven’t reached retirement age. Who knows what will happen in the coming years? But there’s nothing planned.”<\/p>\n
On other Madrid matters, Kylian Mbappe claims a “some false things have been said” about the knee injury that restricted his involvement for the side in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
\n‘I know there’s been a lot of speculation about it and some false things have been said’<\/p>\n
The France striker has come off the bench in Real’s last two fixtures following three and a half weeks out with a sprained left knee, which has caused him trouble since the end of last year.<\/p>\n
However, at a promotional event in France, Mbappe told AS: “My knee is fine. It\u2019s getting better.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s going quite well, and I know there\u2019s been a lot of speculation about it and some false things have been said.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s the life of a top athlete, and we\u2019re used to people saying things without verifying them or having any basis in fact.”<\/p>\n
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