Jürgen Klopp is about to become the head coach of the German national team, and the deal is reportedly set to keep him in charge for nearly five years. According to Sky Germany, the former Liverpool manager will sign a contract that runs through 2030 with the German Football Association (DFB), assuming talks wrap up as expected this weekend in New York.
This comes after Julian Nagelsmann surprisingly stepped down as Germany’s head coach, leaving a vacancy that the DFB moved on quickly. Nagelsmann, only 38, had been in charge since 2023 and led the team through a respectable run that included a quarterfinal exit at the 2026 World Cup. His departure opened the door for the DFB to pursue its top target: Klopp.
Final details being ironed out in New York
The 59-year-old has been working as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer since January 2025, a role that many viewed as a kind of sabbatical after his emotionally draining nine-year stint at Anfield. But it sounds like that arrangement is already being wound down. Sky reports that Klopp’s exit from Red Bull is considered a formality at this point and will be finalized once his deal with the DFB is signed. Final negotiations between Klopp and DFB officials are scheduled for this weekend in New York.
Neither the DFB nor Klopp’s representatives have commented publicly, so nothing is officially confirmed yet. But everything points to this getting done. Klopp has long been linked to the Germany job. He’s from Stuttgart, he speaks the language, and he’s arguably the most popular German coach on the planet after what he did at Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund. The only real question has been timing.
What this means for Germany’s chances
The timing makes sense now. The 2026 World Cup just ended, so there’s a clean cycle ahead. The next European Championship is in 2028, and the World Cup after that is in 2030. Klopp’s contract would cover both tournaments. That’s a long runway for a manager who tends to build programs rather than just manage games.
Of course, taking over a national team is a different beast from club management. Klopp won’t be on the training ground every day. He won’t have the transfer market to reshape the squad. He’ll have to work with what Germany produces, and find a way to instill his high-intensity, emotional style in a group he only sees for a few weeks at a time. But if anyone can pull it off, it might be him. The DFB clearly thinks so.
For now, all eyes are on New York this weekend. If the deal goes through, it will be one of the biggest coaching appointments in German soccer history.
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