Jurgen Klopp rules out coaching return in bombshell announcement

Tom Weber

• Updated: 31 Jul 2024 21:26 BST
• 3 min read

Jurgen Klopp is currently ruling out ever returning to the coaching dugout, he has announced.

The legendary Liverpool manager is about to embark on a year-long sabbatical, taking time away from football and, indeed, all working life after almost nine relentless years at Anfield.

One of the most decorated and popular coaches of the modern era, speculation surrounding the German's future has been rampant despite the fact that he quite bluntly announced that he needs a break.

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Klopp has been linked with the now-vacant England job, the Germany head coaching gig, Bayern Munich and the United States men's national team even enquired about his availability.

The 57-year-old, however, has no intention of getting back into the coaching game anytime soon and he has now even suggested that his managerial career could be fully over.

Klopp 'rules out' coaching return

Klopp turned out at the International Coaching Congress in Würzburg in what was his first major public appearance since leaving Liverpool and, naturally, he was peppered with questions about his future.

When asked about the kind of approaches his agent Marc Kosicke forwards to him, Klopp responded in dry fashion: "Absolutely nothing. In terms of jobs, nothing. No club, no country. Some people must have not understood that part."

Quizzed by the host if he would take the England job, the German thundered: "It would be the biggest loss of face in the history of football if I said 'I'll make an exception for you.'"

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Klopp did, however, provide an insight into what he will do after his break - and it doesn't make for good reading for those who hope to see him in the dugout again.

"I will get some kind of job. I'm too young to only care about padel tennis and grandchildren. Will I work as a coach again when I return? At the moment, I would actually rule that out. We will see how things look in a few months."