Overview
- Klopp, speaking at Magenta TV’s World Cup team presentation in Munich on Monday, called reports of Real Madrid talks “nonsense” and said no one from the club has phoned him or his agent.
- He used unusually blunt language, saying the stories were written by “idiots,” in a bid to shut down a fresh round of speculation about an immediate return to management.
- Klopp reiterated he is Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer with a contract widely reported to run through 2029, and senior Red Bull figures have publicly praised his work.
- He said he is not planning a comeback now yet is “not completely finished” as a coach, while also batting away national team talk and joking that Madrid would have to call first.
- Context for the rumors includes Real Madrid appointing Alvaro Arbeloa in January after sacking Xabi Alonso, and Klopp’s high profile at Liverpool where he will briefly return on Saturday as staff for a Legends charity match.