Next Germany manager: Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on speculation after Julian Nagelsmann exit

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that helium is funny successful becoming the adjacent manager of Germany.

On the backmost of Monday's World Cup last-32 exit against Paraguay, Julian Nagelsmann departed his relation arsenic nationalist squad boss.

Rather than a fig of names beryllium suggested arsenic a imaginable replacement, it was instantly wide that Klopp was the preferred successor.

This was signalled successful an authoritative statement, contempt Klopp having not been successful the dugout since leaving Liverpool astatine the extremity of the 2023-24 campaign.

Klopp is present caput of planetary shot for Red Bull, the denotation having antecedently been that helium whitethorn ne'er instrumentality to the dugout.

However, speaking connected Magenta TV, the 59-year-old acknowledged that helium was acceptable to marque his instrumentality to coaching.

Klopp confirms Germany interest

He said "Julian has stepped down and the [federation] is moving connected the succession and has approached maine successful the people of those considerations."

Klopp added:"About 2 years agone I stopped astatine Liverpool and said that I lacked the vigor for different occupation oregon for different twelvemonth with Liverpool.

"Since past I’m much than recharged, I’m ready."

Is Klopp, Germany woody imminent?

Providing that determination are nary hold-ups successful negotiations, Klopp is apt to beryllium confirmed arsenic Nagelsmann's successor successful the adjacent future.

Germany are adjacent backmost successful enactment successful September erstwhile they commence a UEFA Nations League run successful a radical alongside Netherlands, Greece and Serbia.

His archetypal lucifer would beryllium a travel to the Netherlands connected September 24, with Oranje besides looking for a caller manager aft the exit of Ronald Koeman.