Jurgen Klopp makes Germany demand as ex-Liverpool man set to join him

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Liverpool FC NewsJurgen KloppJurgen Klopp is set for further talks with the DFB over the Germany national team job, with one demand made and a reunion with an ex-Liverpool man on the cards.Jurgen Klopp is set for talks over the Germany national team job(Image: (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images))Jurgen Klopp looks set to make his managerial return, as talks ramp up over the possibility of him taking the vacant Germany national team job in the coming days.The position is open after Julian Nagelsmann's exit, with a World Cup exit in the round of 32 at the hands of Paraguay seemingly enough for his spell in charge of the team to come to an end.With Klopp out of management following his exit from Liverpool two years ago, links immediately emerged over the DFB making him the top candidate for the role to help fix the recent failures endured in tournament soccer.A move for the 59-year-old hasn't been completed yet, however, as his contract with the Red Bull group — where he is Head of Global Soccer — still needs to be settled, with compensation paid between the parties to free him up.While those details still have to be thrashed out, The Athletic reports that talks will continue this weekend between Klopp and the German FA over a deal, with the compensation to the Red Bull group not deemed to be an obstacle to his hiring.It adds that former Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders has provisionally agreed to become the German coach's assistant if he lands the role, reuniting the pair after a few years apart.Lijnders is out of work after leaving Manchester City this summer, spending 12 months with the Premier League side before Pep Guardiola's exit ushered in changes to the backroom staff.It's unclear who else could be on Klopp's staff, with many of his other trusted coaches moving on to new opportunities in soccer since his exit two years ago.Pep Lijnders could be set to reunite with Klopp with the Germany national team setup(Image: (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images))While that move would seal a huge return, a move for Lijnders isn't the only possible demand that Klopp is set to make to the DFB in discussions over the job role.Sky Germany reports that the former Liverpool man also wants Rudi Voller to remain as Germany's sporting director, making a personal demand for him to stay in position.Content cannot be displayed without consentVoller, 66, has experience from all across football, from winning the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990 to becoming a manager and then a director with Bayer Leverkusen and then the German national team.The former forward is currently contracted with the DFB until 2028, which will take him beyond the European Championships being held in the UK and Ireland.That could coincide with Klopp's own contract, with uncertainty over whether his deal will last until 2028 or further towards the 2030 World Cup.In all, things are moving in the right direction, with an expectation that he will be the next Germany manager.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCJurgen KloppPep Lijnders