2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Matthew Abbott)
Red Bull hiring Jurgen Klopp as their 'global head of soccer' means the former Liverpool manager will return to football in the new year for the first time since leaving Anfield this summer Jurgen Klopp has joined Red Bull months after his advisor, Marc Kosicke, rubbished reports claiming his client would become the company’s new head of football. Rumours in Austria, where the company is based, emerged this summer, but Kosicke robustly denied them then. The reports arose less than a month after Klopp ’s last match as Liverpool manager, on the final day of the 2023/24 Premier League season, at Anfield against Wolves .
German-language daily newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten reported that Klopp would be the new head of Red Bull’s portfolio of football clubs. But days before the manager’s 57th birthday, Kosicke shot down the speculation. Speaking to Sky , Klopp’s advisor bluntly shut down the rumours.
“Total nonsense,” Kosicke stated. “There’s nothing to it!” READ MORE: Klopp breaks silence after shock new job confirmed following Liverpool departure READ MORE: Klopp lands surprise new job after Liverpool exit with start date revealed Four months later, Red Bull have appointed Klopp as its new global head of soccer to oversee and spearhead the strategic vision for their network of clubs. The announcement notably referred to him as “one of the most sought-after figures in world football”.
In the same press release, Klopp expressed his excitement about becoming involved in the project and previously spoke highly of Red Bull while still working at Liverpool. Ahead of a pre-season friendly against Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2022, during which they also played RB Leipzig, the Reds manager shared his intrigue about Red Bull. “What Red Bull is doing is a really interesting project, I have to say,” Klopp told LFCTV.
“The team is incredibly young but incredibly skilled. “Again, they kind of change every year; they sell players but are still a good team. It’s really interesting what they are doing.
“The football philosophy is not too far away from ours as well. Intense, high press everywhere, counter-press.”.
