"The former Mainz and Borussia Dortmund manager spent nine years at Liverpool before taking on his current role as head of global football with Red Bull. Kosicke said: "Maybe at some point he'll say he needs to smell the locker room again. But at the moment he's very, very happy in his role. "Before joining Red Bull, Jürgen could have coached the United States or England. Probably also Germany, if Julian Nagelsmann hadn't already been there." "
"He added: "Even Chelsea and Manchester United inquired, although Jürgen had clearly stated that he would not coach any other club in England. "These inquiries keep coming. He's extremely happy with what he's achieved. And it's still wonderful to go down in history as one of the few coaches who only managed three clubs and were never fired." "
"Kosicke claimed the United States approached Klopp before they appointed Mauricio Pochettino as a replacement for Gregg Berhalter in September 2024, while the Football Association named Thomas Tuchel as Gareth Southgate's successor in January 2025. The FA has been approached for comment. In October, Klopp said he did not intend to return to management, before adding that a return to Liverpool is not impossible. "I said I will never coach a different team in England. So that means if [Klopp returns] it's Liverpool," Klopp told the Diary of a"
Marc Kosicke, Jürgen Klopp's agent, said Manchester United and Chelsea made approaches after Klopp left Liverpool at the end of the 2023–24 season. Kosicke stated that the United States, England and possibly Germany also sought Klopp before he joined Red Bull as head of global football. United and Chelsea strongly deny having made approaches. Kosicke said Klopp is very happy in his Red Bull role and that inquiries continue, while Klopp has indicated he does not intend to return to management immediately but has not ruled out a future return to Liverpool.
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