Overview
- Multiple media reports on Wednesday say Jürgen Klopp is expected to be appointed Germany’s head coach, a move that would end his role as Red Bull’s director general of football.
- German outlets report Red Bull has begun active succession planning and has treated Klopp’s exit as effectively certain in internal discussions.
- Bild and downstream reports name Markus Krösche as the leading candidate to replace Klopp, with Roger Schmidt and Thierry Henry also on the three‑person shortlist.
- The three candidates bring different ties to Red Bull and the wider game: Krösche is Eintracht Frankfurt’s sporting director, Schmidt has past Red Bull Salzburg links and a J1 League sporting role, and Henry has historic ties to New York Red Bulls.
- The director‑general role coordinates recruitment and sporting philosophy across RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and other clubs, so a swift, strategic hire is seen as key to maintaining the group’s cross‑club project, and all reports note the plans remain unconfirmed and are based on media and insider sources.