Overview
- The DFB presented Klopp as its new Bundestrainer on Friday, signing a contract that begins on 15 August and runs until the 2030 World Cup to provide continuity and time for a rebuild.
- DFB bodies approved the hiring unanimously and announced that Per Mertesacker will take office as Geschäftsführer on 1 January 2027 to lead the federation’s sporting and institutional refresh.
- Klopp will bring key members of his club staff—Pepijn Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Sven Bender—and advisor Marc Kosicke into the national setup to implement his playing ideas and structures.
- The DFB negotiated Klopp’s release from Red Bull with a €1 million payment to the Wings for Life foundation and committed to staging at least three German home matches in Leipzig through 2030.
- At his first press conference Klopp set clear sporting aims—attacking, Gegenpressing with a 4-3-3 shape, squad renewal and restoring fan enthusiasm—and warned the media he would quit if his family or institutional support were mistreated, while his first test will be the Nations League run starting 24 September.