Jurgen Klopp's agent addresses Real Madrid and Liverpool return speculation

Jurgen Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke has stated the former Liverpool manager is very happy at Red Bull and dismissed speculation linking him with high-profile management roles

Jurgen Klopp is Red Bull's head of global soccer(Image: Getty Images)

Jurgen Klopp's representative has insisted the former Liverpool manager is "very happy" in his current role at Red Bull and any speculation linking him with Real Madrid amounts to "just rumors for now."

Klopp presently serves as Red Bull's global head of soccer, having departed Anfield in 2024, yet remains the subject of persistent speculation regarding high-profile managerial positions. The German was mooted as a possible candidate for the Madrid position when the Spanish club sacked Xabi Alonso in January.

Real appointed Alonso's ex-teammate Alvaro Arbeloa as his replacement, though this hasn't silenced speculation. At the same time, there has been cautious talk suggesting Klopp might return to Liverpool to replace Arne Slot, amid a difficult campaign at Anfield.

Reports from Spain have even suggested Atletico Madrid could replace Diego Simeone, who is in the final year of his deal, with Klopp.

The speculation has reached such levels that Klopp's representative, Marc Kosicke, has been forced to publicly address the rumors.

"Jurgen Klopp is very happy with his current role at Red Bull, and what is being said about negotiations to coach Real Madrid are just rumors for now," Kosicke said in a statement to 365Scores, relayed by the Liverpool ECHO.

Klopp is being linked with a return to management(Image: Getty Images)

Kosicke also specifically rejected suggestions that Klopp could move into international management ahead of the World Cup. "There's no need to answer questions about things that are just rumors," Kosicke added. "Nobody has contacted us at this time."

Klopp has shared his enjoyment of his more laid-back role with Red Bull, where he oversees their multi-club network, including RB Leipzig, New York Red Bulls, and Paris FC.

"I'm in a place, as a person, where I'm completely at peace with where I am. I don't want to be somewhere else," Klopp told AFP back in January. "I don't get up and excited if Real Madrid are showing interest. If they would be, but it's the media.

"Do I want to coach again? At the moment, I would say no, but I cannot say never, never, never. I don't expect to change my mind, but I don't know."

In a conversation with The Athletic in September, Klopp hinted that he could use his stint with Red Bull as a stepping stone back into management.

"I know I can coach a football team, but that doesn't mean I have to do it until my last day," Klopp said.

"I wanted to do something different. Red Bull gave me an opportunity to find a role which we have been defining together, step by step. I'm in a place as a person where I'm completely at peace with where I am. I don't want to be somewhere else.

"I've got to know a lot of people who I didn't know before. I've been to a lot of business meetings and learned words that I never knew before. It's been a good time. One year in, five years of experience gained."