England in search of new coach as Jurgen Klopp rules himself out
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not replace Gareth Southgate as England coach following the 53-year-old’s decision to step down from his role with the Three Lions. It was confirmed on Tuesday that Southgate would resign as manager of England following their Euro 2024 campaign in Germany. The former defender guided the Three Lions to the final in Berlin but they fell short having succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Spain. This leaves England looking for a new coach for the first time in eight years and having recently left his role as Liverpool manager, many fans wanted to see the FA approach legendary coach Jurgen Klopp. However, it is being reported by The Telegraph that the German will not be available to replace Southgate in time for the start of the World Cup qualifiers as the former Reds manager has no intention of returning to top-level management for another 12 months. The report says that it will be July 2025 before the 57-year-old is ready to take on a new project. That means the FA would have to begin their World Cup qualification with a caretaker or interim manager before they could entertain the idea of Klopp taking over in the build-up to the 2026 tournament. Klopp was recently approached by the United States to gauge his interest in replacing Gregg Berhalter as manager of the country’s national team, but the German did not enter any formal discussions with the 2026 World Cup co-hosts. It is clear that the former Liverpool boss intends to take a proper break having been coaching teams for the last 23 years. The 57-year-old admitted towards the end of his time at Anfield that he wants to experience other things in life before he is too old and the German coach is correct to take a break from the sport as it is extremely tiring. It is not even certain that Klopp would be interested in the England job upon his return as a lot of clubs and countries will have an eye on the legendary coach in 2025.
Jurgen Klopp, bivši menadžer Liverpoola, neće zamijeniti Garetha Southgatea kao selektora Engleske nakon što je 53-godišnji odlučio napustiti ulogu trenera reprezentacije. Southgate je potvrdio u utorak da će odstupiti s mjesta menadžera Engleske nakon njihovog nastupa na Euro 2024 u Njemačkoj. Bivši defanzivac vodio je Three Lions do finala u Berlinu, ali su poraženi rezultatom 2-1 od Španije. To znači da Engleska traži novog trenera prvi put u posljednjih osam godina, a mnogi fanovi su željeli da FA pristupi legendarnom treneru Jurgenu Kloppu koji je nedavno napustio posao u Liverpoolu. Međutim, prema informacijama iz The Telegraph-a, Nijemac neće biti dostupan da zamijeni Southgatea na početku kvalifikacija za Svjetsko prvenstvo s obzirom da bivši menadžer Redsa nema namjeru da se vrati na vrhunski menadžment u sljedećih 12 mjeseci. Izvještaj navodi da bi tek u julu 2025. godine 57-godišnjak bio spreman preuzeti novi projekat, što znači da bi FA morala započeti kvalifikacije za Svjetsko prvenstvo s privremenim trenerom prije nego što razmotre opciju da Klopp preuzme vođstvo u pripremama za turnir 2026. Nedavno je Klopp bio kontaktiran od strane Sjedinjenih Država da ispita njegov interes za zamjenu Gregga Berhaltera kao menadžera reprezentacije, ali Nijemac nije ulazio u formalne razgovore s domaćinima Svjetskog prvenstva 2026. Jasno je da bivši menadžer Liverpoola namjerava uzeti pravu pauzu nakon što je trenirao timove posljednjih 23 godine. 57-godišnjak je priznao prema kraju svoje karijere na Anfieldu da želi doživjeti druge stvari u životu prije nego postane prestar, a njemački trener je u pravu što uzima pauzu od sporta jer je to izuzetno iscrpljujuće. Čak nije ni sigurno da bi Klopp bio zainteresiran za posao u Engleskoj po povratku, s obzirom na to da će mnogi klubovi i zemlje imati oko na legendarnog trenera u 2025. godini.
