When J\u00fcrgen Klopp left Liverpool in the summer of 2024 a steady stream of suitors emerged. His agent said the former Liverpool manager rejected approaches from Manchester United, Chelsea, England and the U.S. men\u2019s national team, preferring a different route after a near decade at Anfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore joining Red Bull, J\u00fcrgen could have coached the USA or England. Probably also Germany, if Julian Nagelsmann hadn\u2019t already been there,\u201d Kosicke told Transfermarkt. The timeline is clear: Klopp\u2019s final match was a 2\u20130 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on May 19, 2024, and five days later reports suggested Manchester United were preparing for change after a poor league position. United did not ultimately replace Erik ten Hag at that moment and went on to win the FA Cup final against Manchester City.<\/p>\n
Clubs continued to interview widely. Candidates linked to Manchester United included Thomas Frank, Thomas Tuchel and Marco Silva, and Kosicke confirmed Klopp was approached. The agent said Klopp had made his stance known: he would not manage another Premier League club, especially one of Liverpool\u2019s traditional rivals.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s turbulent ownership cycle had produced four head coaches during BlueCo\u2019s first season of ownership, and the club were again exploring options. At Stamford Bridge a different set of internal pressures and transfer structures might have discouraged Klopp, given his well\u2011documented frustrations with Liverpool\u2019s transfer hierarchy toward the end of his tenure.<\/p>\n
The U.S. role became vacant after Gregg Berhalter\u2019s side exited the 2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica group stage, and Gregg Berhalter was relieved on July 10, 2024. Mauricio Pochettino was appointed that September and, as his assistant Jes\u00fas Perez said, \u201cthere was a lack of basics.\u201d Klopp had spoken of being drained after taking Liverpool\u2019s fans from \u201cdoubters to believers\u201d and was likely wary of another immediate rebuild.<\/p>\n
Kosicke left the possibility of a future return open. \u201cMaybe at some point he\u2019ll say he needs to smell the locker room again,\u201d his long-term agent mused. \u201cBut at the moment he\u2019s very, very happy in his role.\u201d Kosicke added: \u201cThese inquiries keep coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Klopp\u2019s own terms, Kosicke noted: \u201cJ\u00fcrgen said relatively early on that he could have been a fantastic coach without ever having managed Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. He desperately wanted to win the Champions League. But winning it three times wouldn\u2019t make him any better or happier. He\u2019s extremely happy with what he\u2019s achieved. And it\u2019s still wonderful to go down in history as one of the few coaches who only managed three clubs and were never fired.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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