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Germany want Klopp talks as Nagelsmann resigns

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The German Football Association (DFB) has opened the search for a new men’s national team head coach and wants Jurgen Klopp at the top of its list, after Julian Nagelsmann’s sudden resignation left the four-time world champions without a manager two years out from the next major tournament cycle.

Nagelsmann, 38, informed DFB officials of his decision on Wednesday, ending a tenure that began in September 2023 when he replaced the sacked Hansi Flick. The federation confirmed his departure in a short statement and immediately signalled its intent to move for Klopp, the 59-year-old former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager who has never coached at international level but remains the most decorated German coach of his generation.

Why the DFB wants Klopp

For the DFB, Klopp represents both continuity of identity and a marketable figurehead. He won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund in 2011 and 2012, the Champions League with Liverpool in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020, and rebuilt two clubs in his own image before stepping away from the touchline in May 2024. Since January 2025 he has served as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer, an executive role overseeing the drinks company’s network of clubs rather than a hands-on coaching post.

That is the first obstacle. Klopp said repeatedly on leaving Liverpool that he was drained by the relentless week-to-week grind and wanted time away from management. He also stated, more than once, that he would never take charge of a rival Premier League club or coach Germany while a job was already occupied. With the position now vacant, the DFB is betting that the pull of the national team — and the reduced day-to-day load of international football — changes the calculation.

There is a personal dimension too. Klopp has spoken warmly of the national team throughout his career and was a fixture as a television pundit during Germany’s 2006 and 2010 World Cup runs before management consumed him. A homecoming to lead Die Mannschaft would be the one job capable of drawing him back.

The Nagelsmann era ends abruptly

Nagelsmann’s exit closes a chapter that promised revival but never fully delivered. Appointed as the DFB’s youngest permanent national coach, he was tasked with reversing the decline that had seen Germany exit the 2018 World Cup at the group stage and the 2022 edition in Qatar at the same hurdle. He oversaw a run to the quarter-finals of a home European Championship in 2024, where Germany lost narrowly to eventual winners Spain after extra time — a defeat that stung but restored a measure of belief.

The federation had extended his contract on the strength of that tournament, but results since have been uneven and Nagelsmann is understood to have grown frustrated with the structures around the senior side. His statement thanked the players and staff and made no reference to his next move, though he retains a strong reputation at club level and will not be short of offers.

His departure leaves the DFB exposed. Germany co-hosted Euro 2024 and carry the weight of a footballing nation accustomed to competing for trophies, not managing transitions. A rudderless period is precisely what sporting director Rudi Voller and the federation’s leadership will want to avoid, which explains the urgency behind the Klopp approach.

What it means going forward

Landing Klopp would be a statement hire — a signal that the DFB intends to reclaim the swagger of the 2014 World Cup-winning side rather than merely stabilise. His pressing, high-tempo style would suit a squad blessed with technical talent through Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, and his man-management is arguably unmatched among available German coaches.

But the DFB must plan for rejection. Klopp’s Red Bull contract, his stated desire for distance from the touchline, and the question of whether he is willing to trade daily coaching for the fragmented rhythm of international windows all complicate the pursuit. Should he decline, attention would likely turn to candidates such as Bayer Leverkusen’s coaching alumni or an experienced club manager willing to step up.

  • Klopp has never managed a national team, making Germany a first for one of the game’s most celebrated coaches.
  • He is contracted to Red Bull as Head of Global Soccer, a role he took in January 2025.
  • Nagelsmann leaves after reaching the Euro 2024 quarter-finals on home soil.

For now, the ball sits with Klopp. The DFB has made clear who it wants; whether the man who lit up Dortmund and Anfield is ready to answer his country’s call is the question that will define Germany’s next era.

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