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Jurgen Klopp has disclosed that a potential return to Liverpool as manager remains on the cards — at least in theory. But the legendary German boss has also detailed the passion he has for his current position with the Red Bull group.
The 57-year-old departed Liverpool in 2024 after nine remarkable years, concluding a silverware-filled tenure on Merseyside. Klopp revolutionized the Reds, elevating them from battling for Champions League places to becoming amongst Europe's elite clubs.
The German cited exhaustion as a key factor behind his surprising exit, which was revealed during his final campaign. Yet his break from football proved brief, as he accepted the role of Red Bull's Global Head of Soccer at the start of 2025.
Klopp has previously stated he would never manage an English club again, but during a fresh interview on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, he acknowledged a Liverpool comeback could happen.
"I said I will never coach a team in England again, that means if it's Liverpool, theoretically it's possible," Klopp explained. "I don't know exactly, I love what I do right now. I don't miss coaching, I do coach now but just different.
"I don't miss standing in the rain, two-and-a-half [to] three hours; I don't miss going to press conferences three times a week, and having 12 interviews a week. I don't miss that; I don't.
"I don't miss being in the dressing room, I coached something like 1,080 games so I was in a dressing room often. I don't want to die in a dressing room because it's nice. It smells.
"There might be something, I'm 58, I could make the decision in a few years... I don't know. Do I have to make the decision today that I will not coach again but thank god I don't have to, I can just see what the future brings.
"Now I'm in a project I really love, I like doing what I'm doing right now. In my mind, only if I'm focused 100 per cent, I can do it really good."
Klopp also made an honest admission about Darwin Nunez, a player who was signed for big money during his tenure but didn't work out.
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"We decided to sign him all together," he explained. "We would have loved to sign him for less money but that wasn't possible in that moment.
"We wanted to have an extra option. We had Bobby [Firmino] — the best false nine in the world — and we needed someone with more speed. We had Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo — great.
"But what player don't we have? I thought Cody can play a little bit like Bobby, but he is much better on the wing. We all signed Darwin together, but no problem to admit that it didn't work out as good as it could.
"But without Darwin, so many good things wouldn't have happened. The biggest comeback of all times against Newcastle. I loved that day."
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