Everything indicates that Jurgen Klopp will take over as head coach of the German national team. According to Athletic The former successful Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach plans to bring Dutch assistant Pepijn Lijnders with him.
The German Football Association (DFB) sees Klopp as the ideal successor to Julian Nagelsmann, who was forced to resign following his dramatic World Cup exit. Team. Negotiations will continue over the weekend. If everything continues to go according to plan, white smoke will soon begin to appear.
In the wings, Lijnders is ready to join the German national team. Klopp and Lijnders trust each other implicitly after years of successful collaboration at Liverpool. Limburger is now home after a year as Pep Guardiola’s right-hand man at Manchester City. In the person of Alfred Schrader, the departed Nagelsmann already had a Dutch assistant on his staff.
Klopp (59) currently works as a World Cup analyst for German streaming service Magenta TV. He was allowed to briefly step away from his duties and meet with DFB officials in New York. It was announced this week that Klopp is also on the KNVB’s list of players looking to replace Ronald Koeman.