Jurgen Klopp has 'always secretly wanted' Germany job as comeback on cards

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsJurgen KloppAs Jurgen Klopp seemingly closes in on landing the Germany national team job, former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has had his say on the 59-year-old making his return to management.Jurgen Klopp appears to be closing in on the Germany national team job(Image: (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images))Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch believes that Jurgen Klopp has "always secretly wanted" to take the Germany job, as he closes in on his return to management.The 59-year-old has taken two years away from the touchline after leaving Anfield, citing that a drop in his energy levels made it tough for him to deal with the day-to-day management that came with running a club like Liverpool.Klopp has spent that time looking at other sides of the soccer world, taking to the boardroom as the Red Bull group's Head of Global Soccer, before taking to the microphone as a pundit for Magenta TV for the World Cup.However, there is no hiding that passion to coach, and the former Liverpool man now appears to be closing in on the German national team job, with talks ongoing over the vacant position.If an agreement is struck, then Klopp will be taking over a side that crashed out of the World Cup in the round of 32 to Paraguay, while their tournament struggles have extended way beyond this summer.Despite that, the passion to return will clearly be there, for a job that Crouch believes the former Liverpool boss has always wanted to take on.On the potential return to management, Crouch said in an interview with Paddy Power : "I do think he always secretly wanted this job [after leaving Liverpool]. It’s one of those jobs where you can get some time off but you’re still involved in everything that’s going football-wise.“I imagine he’s got a little bit of a bug and desire for the Germany job.

I interviewed him a few weeks ago and he said he didn’t want to get back in just yet, but the international job is a pretty special one and slightly different to your average managerial role.“Germany has very good players, but they didn’t feel like they were a team at all. They were very fractious.

They had good moments but it was poor them going out the way they did.Jurgen Klopp before the World Cup game between Norway and Brazil.(Image: Elsa/Getty Images)"Klopp is a game-changer for them. I’d have absolutely loved to have played for him.”Klopp's potential transition into international management will come with plenty of intrigue, especially surrounding how quickly he can get them playing the style of football that has brought him success so far in his managerial career.It took him some time to implement that fully at Liverpool, along with some clever recruitment from the backroom team, a privilege that is not there within the national team setup.However, there is more to fix within the Germany setup than just results, it runs deeper, and there is some hope that with a figurehead like Klopp, those sweeping changes can follow.All eyes are now fixed on the negotiations set for the coming weeks, as the former Liverpool man prepares to step out onto the touchline once more.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Jurgen KloppLiverpool FCPeter Crouch