{"id":27347,"date":"2026-03-24T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/klopp-dismisses-real-madrid-speculation-as-nonsense-and-denies-contact\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:31:30","slug":"klopp-dismisses-real-madrid-speculation-as-nonsense-and-denies-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/klopp-dismisses-real-madrid-speculation-as-nonsense-and-denies-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp dismisses Real Madrid speculation as &#8216;nonsense&#8217; and denies contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ISMANING, Germany (AP) \u2014 Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dismissed suggestions that he could take over as &#8220;nonsense&#8221;. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">real madrid<\/span> He will take over as manager next season, but said he has not heard from the Spanish club.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp has not coached since taking over. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">A shocking departure<\/span> He moved from Liverpool in 2024, at which point he said he was &#8220;running out of energy&#8221;. He remained in the game as part of the Red Bull group. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Head of World Soccer<\/span>has managed clubs such as Leipzig, Salzburg and New York Red Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>In televised comments, Klopp said of speculation about his relationship with Real Madrid: &#8220;It&#8217;s all nonsense. They&#8217;ve never called me. They&#8217;ve never called me. And my agent is over there. You can ask him too, but they haven&#8217;t called him either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking at Monday&#8217;s event as a World Cup television pundit.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp did not rule out the possibility of returning to coaching at some point, but said he was not considering a job in Germany in case manager Julian Nagelsmann leaves after the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment we are obviously not thinking about it at all. Fortunately there is no reason to do so,&#8221; he said in comments carried by German news agency dpa.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Red Bull <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">said<\/span> The company said it was &#8220;very satisfied&#8221; with Klopp&#8217;s work after an Austrian newspaper reported that his role was being called into question because the drinks giant&#8217;s club had not made enough progress in the year since he took over.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jurgen-klopp-real-madrid-germany-1d0a0e1e1420d5073abaf31dfcb637bd\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISMANING, Germany (AP) \u2014 Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dismissed suggestions that he could take over as &#8220;nonsense&#8221;. real madrid He will take over as manager next season, but said he has not heard from the Spanish club. 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