2 days Ago By [email protected] (Dan Marsh)
Jurgen Klopp can't wait to start his new job as Red Bull 's new global head of soccer and is said to be 'very excited' about the role. The German, 57, has decided against a return to the dugout after leaving Liverpool at the end of last season, where he won both the Premier League and the Champions League during a nine-year spell. It was announced back in October that Klopp would be taking up a role with the Red Bull group overseeing their network of clubs.
It's led to a backlash amongst fans in his native Germany , though, due to the ill-feeling of some fans towards Red Bull. The group are looking to add Ligue 2 outfit Paris FC to their portfolio and it's their prospective owner, Antoine Arnault, who has shed some insight into Klopp's feelings. Arnault, who would become the club's majority shareholder, revealed he's already spoke Klopp.
In a press conference via L'Equipe, Arnault explained: "The club will belong to my family. It will not be co-owned by the Arnault family and Red Bull. "They do not want to access multi-ownership with a hypothetical 'Red Bull Paris FC', it is not at all the same logic that they have in Leipzig, Salzburg and other clubs.
Here, it is really a sporting partner." He added: "Jurgen is very excited by this project, with the prospect of giving us the benefit of his eye." Join the debate! What do you make of Klopp's new job? Let us know here Fans of Klopp's former clubs, Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund, have reacted angrily to news of his new role with Red Bull, who are not popular among fans of the Bundesliga.
In the aftermath of Mainz fans sharing banners criticising him , Klopp defended his decision to take the job on the podcast of former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, saying: "You cannot make your decision depending on what reactions there will be. "I did not want to step on anyone's toes. I love all my former clubs, but I don't know what I could have done so that everyone is happy.
I am 57 and can still work a few more years, but I did not see myself on the sidelines for now. It was clear for me that I would do something - so then Red Bull came." He added: "I can't poll the fans and ask them, 'What should I do?' If I had gone to Bayern [Munich], there would have been a huge outcry in Dortmund.
"What should I do? I want to keep working. If you organise your life around trying to please everyone, you'll find you fail every day. My only real option would have been to become a coach of a national side, but I don't want to be a coach any more.
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