{"id":491742,"date":"2026-03-24T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/491742\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:15:11","slug":"jurgen-klopp-leaves-management-door-wide-open-as-liverpool-return-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/491742\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgen Klopp leaves management door wide open as Liverpool return confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has spoken about his future days before his return to the Anfield dugout<\/p>\n<p>21:29, 23 Mar 2026Updated 21:33, 23 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA-KLOPP.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp(Image: RONNY HARTMANN, AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former Liverpool boss <a aria-label=\"Jurgen KloppLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/jurgen-klopp\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Jurgen Klopp<\/a> has hinted that a return to management could be on the cards in the future, despite stating that he has no plans to return to the dugout. Klopp left his role at <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/anfield\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Anfield<\/a> in the summer of 2024 after spending almost nine years as Reds manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Klopp was replaced by <a aria-label=\"Arne SlotLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/arne-slot\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Arne Slot<\/a> at Liverpool, who went on to win the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Premier League<\/a> title in his debut season on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Since leaving <a aria-label=\"LiverpoolLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a>, Klopp has taken the role of the global head of football with Red Bull. His role oversees all of the Red Bull club network, which includes RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, <a aria-label=\"Klopp has been continuously linkedLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-return-slot-33627388\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Klopp has been continuously linked<\/a> with a return to management, with recent reports suggesting that the Real Madrid job could be an option for the 58-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33646899\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/arne-slot-alan-shearer-liverpool-33646899\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arne Slot under fire as Liverpool &#8216;mess&#8217; slammed by Alan Shearer in top-five verdict<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33646186\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-champions-league-psg-shearer-33646186\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Shearer sends Liverpool Champions League warning after Luis Enrique shut down PSG theory<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Klopp, though, has dismissed the \u2018nonsense\u2019 rumours about a potential switch to the Santiago Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If Real Madrid had called, we would have heard about it by now,\u201d Klopp told reporters at the Magenta TV World Cup team presentation being held in Munich. \u201cBut that&#8217;s all nonsense. They didn&#8217;t even call, not once. They didn&#8217;t even call my agent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;I&#8217;ve said that a thousand times already, but of course I&#8217;m not thinking about it at all right now. There&#8217;s no reason to, thankfully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAnd as for the future, I&#8217;m not quite finished as a coach yet. So who knows what might come up in the next few years. But there are absolutely no plans in that regard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The last few weeks has also seen speculation around Klopp\u2019s future at Red Bull and whether or not a departure may be on the cards in the near future, despite the former Liverpool boss only being in the job since January last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Klopp, however, dismissed such rumours. &#8220;The same idiots wrote that. The less someone knows about football, the more they think: I should be at the various locations even more often than I am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe colleague from the &#8216;Salzburger Nachrichten&#8217; who wrote that has absolutely no clue. I&#8217;m not thinking of throwing in the towel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Klopp\u2019s comments come just days before he is expected to return to the dugout for Liverpool\u2019s charity match at Anfield this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Reds boss will be part of Sir Kenny Dalglish\u2019s backroom staff as Liverpool Legends face another of his former clubs, Borussia Dortmund, in a charity match on Merseyside on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news, visit <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc<\/a>. 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