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How 2 other former Liverpool managers could follow Jürgen Klopp into international jobs

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Friday was a big day in Jürgen Klopp's managerial career, he might even say the biggest. When he left Liverpool two years ago back in summer of 2024, he vowed to never take another club job, and die Mannschaft's head coach might just be the only role he was ever consider.



Following the German's embarrassing World Cup exit in the round of 32 against Paraguay on penalties, Julian Nagelsmann's position had become untenable and so it proved. Despite all he has achieved during his time in charge of Borussia Dortmund and then on Merseyside, Klopp believes this to be the biggest role he has ever taken: "It’s a great honour for me to be sitting here today.

Well, Arne Slot is currently the favourite to take the job, with Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had been working as Koeman's assistant, the other leading candidate. Were he to do so, circle this in red in your calendars Liverpool fans, his first game in charge would be against Klopp's Germany at the Johan Cruijff Arena on 24 September.