Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted that a return to Anfield could one day happen, though he insists he’s enjoying life away from the dugout and has no current desire to return to management.
The 57-year-old ended his nine-year spell at Liverpool in 2024 after admitting he was “running out of energy.”
Since then, he has taken up a new role as head of global soccer for Red Bull, overseeing the company’s network of football clubs rather than managing on the touchline.
Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Klopp said that while he has no plans to coach again, a reunion with Liverpool would be the only scenario in which he could see himself returning to management.
“I said I will never coach a different team in England. So that means if [Klopp returns] it’s Liverpool. So yeah, theoretically it’s possible.”
Klopp explained that he remains content in his new position and doesn’t miss the intensity of day-to-day management.
“I love what I do right now, I don’t miss coaching. I don’t. I mean I do coach, just different, not players. And I don’t miss it. I don’t miss standing in the rain two-and-a-half, three hours. I don’t miss going to press conference three times a week, having 10-12 interviews a week. I don’t miss that.
“I don’t miss being in the dressing room in the sense that I don’t have it often enough, I coached 1,080 something games. So, I was in the dressing room very, very often.
“I’m 58, that’s from your perspective, old from the other side, it’s not that old. That means I could make the decision in a few years. I don’t know. [If] I had to make the decision today, I won’t coach again but thank God I don’t have to do that. I can just see what the future brings.”
Since leaving Merseyside, Klopp has remained in touch with his successor Arne Slot, who guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season in charge. The German praised Slot’s early success and his decision not to make sweeping changes immediately after taking over.
“We had a lot of contact after that; he’s a super good guy. He got the best out of this team, and they became champions in an incredible manner,” Klopp said.
“It’s not about Arne wants to show the world what he can do, it’s about how to get the best out of this team and that’s exactly what he did.”
Klopp also spoke about the natural adjustment period following a summer of heavy transfer activity, urging patience as Liverpool’s new signings adapt.
“Change always has an impact and change always need time. If he keeps the exact same team as last season; Darwin Nunez still there, Luis Diaz still there as an example, they start playing and have problems [people say] ‘we needed change.’
“Now the new guys are there and they are really good players, it’s not working out at the minute. Development needs time, nobody can change that, people need time to adapt to certain things. It’s all good.”
