Jurgen Klopp makes management return admission as Carlo Ancelotti offers his approval
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SportFootballJurgen KloppJurgen Klopp was present at the opening of New York Red Bulls' new training facility and said that it was so good it made him consider a return to managementJurgen Klopp has joked that the sight of New York Red Bulls' new training facility has made him want to return to management almost two years after he left Liverpool.Reds icon Klopp called time on his storied management career when he walked away from Anfield in the summer of 2024, doing so as a Premier League winner, a Champions League winner and one of the most popular figures in Liverpool's history.Ever since his departure there has been fevered speculation about a potential return to the dugout, but Klopp has stayed involved in football as Red Bull's global head of soccer, a position which sees him travel the world and oversee operations at the organisation's stable of clubs.It was in that role that Klopp paid a visit to New York Red Bulls at the opening of their new training facility earlier this week, and speaking at the event he said the new development had turned his head.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"This morning was a moment when I walked in and thought 'oh that's something I could miss,' because so far I didn't miss anything since I stepped down as a manager," said Klopp."But going into a building like that on a good weather day ... thank God the weather was not great otherwise I would have maybe gone back [to management].
Really cool."Klopp had previously paid a visit to the facility and offered his input, but played down suggestions that he had had played a major role in overseeing development."It's a good moment for soccer, for Red Bull New York," he continued. I walked through a few months ago and made a few little changes because it's not the first time I'm involved in something like that.
It's beautiful and it feels like a proper start."The training centre will be used by Brazil at this summer's World Cup, with Klopp confident that their manager, old adversary Carlo Ancelotti - who managed against his Liverpool side with Real Madrid, Napoli and Everton - will find things to his liking."I didn't have to convince Brazil, they saw it and wanted to be here," Klopp said. That's the situation."I didn't have to convince anybody and [Brazil head coach] Carlo [Ancelotti] definitely not.