Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made it clear he is not planning to return to management to avoid missing a single aspect of his previous coaching career. Klopp, 58, set off the Reds at the end of the 2023/24 campaign following a nine-year spell of victory at Anfield, breaking the club’s three-year Premier League crown, securing the Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
During his tenure at Merseyside, Klopp claimed victory at 299, sharing loot in 108 of his 491 fixtures in charge, boasting an astounding success rate of 60.9%. As for the silverware collected, Klopp ranks as the fourth most successful Liverpool boss in history, chasing only Kenny Dalglish, Bill Shankley and Bob Paisley.
Following the Reds exit, Klopp enjoyed a short sabbatical from football before accepting Red Bull’s global football role behind clubs including Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig in January 2025.
It has been nine months since Klopp began his Red Bull duties and nearly 16 have passed since Liverpool left.
Nevertheless, despite boasting the previous 23 years of business journey, Klopp doesn’t have the nostalgia to coach.
When asked whether he was glued to a TV watching a football game last season, Klopp told Athletic:
“I didn’t know when the game started. I just went out. I played sports. We enjoyed life, spent time with our grandchildren, and had something completely normal.
For the latest broken stories and headlines, sign up for our Daily Express LFC newsletter.
“That’s what I think,” Klopp revealed when asked to double down not coach everything again. “But you don’t know. I’m 58. If I start again at 65, everyone will say, ‘I told you I’d never do it again.’ Sorry, 100% (when I said it)!
The German tactician was promoted for an astonishing switch to Saudi Arabian professional league outfits following the firing of Manchester United icon Laurent Blanc after he joined four equipment in a fresh campaign.
Reports from Saudi Arabia suggest that the former Liverpool chief represents a major target for Al Ittihad, leading their ambitions. Jeddah’s outfit believes his fierce tactical approach will perfectly complement their current roster.
Klopp has no intention of returning to the touchline, but he has tasted his fresh position at Red Bull, despite intense criticism from supporters of his former employer, Mainz, when his appointment was confirmed earlier this year.
“I knew that (coming),” Klopp said in a banner from negative receptions and Mainz fans and others. “I’m German. I know what German people think of Red Bull’s involvement in football. They love Red Bull. But are they in all departments? But no.
“The funny thing is, Germany was the only one where the response was like that. But that’s fine – it’s fine. Everyone can think of what they want.
“By the way, I don’t think people remember what I did for a particular club. The people in Mainz at the stadium were now little kids when I was there (7 years as a player and coach from 1990-2001).
“I don’t think everyone likes what they do. They have to do it for the right reasons – for my right reasons. In Liverpool, people are overly happy with what I do because I don’t coach another team.”
