Jurgen Klopp's honest coaching comeback confession after Carlo Ancelotti decision

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Jurgen Klopp joked he could be tempted back to coaching after visiting the New York Red Bulls' stunning new training facility

Jurgen Klopp's visit to the New York Red Bulls' new training made him miss coaching(Image: Dustin Satloff, Getty Images)

Jürgen Klopp has jokingly admitted that the sight of the New York Red Bulls' new training facility has stirred in him a desire to return to management, nearly two years after his departure from Liverpool.

The Reds legend brought his illustrious managerial career to a close when he left Anfield in the summer of 2024, departing as a Premier League champion, a Champions League winner, and one of the most beloved figures in the club's history.

Since stepping away, there has been considerable speculation surrounding a potential return to the touchline, yet Klopp has remained active in football as Red Bull's global head of soccer — a role that takes him across the globe overseeing operations at the organization's stable of clubs.

It was in this capacity that Klopp attended the opening of the New York Red Bulls' new training facility earlier this week, where he revealed that the impressive new development had turned his head.

"This morning was a moment when I walked in and thought, 'Oh that's something I could miss,' because so far I didn't miss anything since I stepped down as a manager," said Klopp.

"But going into a building like that on a good weather day ... thank God the weather was not great otherwise I would have maybe gone back [to management]. Really cool."

Klopp had previously visited the facility and provided his feedback, but downplayed suggestions that he had taken a leading role in overseeing its development.

Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil will use the Red Bull training complex as the 2026 World Cup base(Image: Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos, ISI Photos via Getty Images)

"It's a good moment for soccer, for Red Bull New York," he continued. "I had nothing to do with the plans and stuff like this. I walked through a few months ago and made a few little changes because it's not the first time I'm involved in something like that. It's beautiful and it feels like a proper start."

The training centre will host Brazil during this summer's World Cup, with Klopp expressing confidence that their manager, old rival Carlo Ancelotti — who faced off against his Liverpool team while in charge of Real Madrid, Napoli and Everton — will be impressed with what's on offer.

"I didn't have to convince Brazil, they saw it and wanted to be here," Klopp said. "We had to make sure that they didn't use up the full building because we have a soccer team ourself. That's the situation.

"I didn't have to convince anybody and [Brazil head coach] Carlo [Ancelotti] definitely not. He knows what is good when he sees it and he saw it."