Jurgen Klopp's representative has dismissed claims that the former Liverpool manager could be appointed as Real Madrid's next head coach, following a pledge by presidential candidate Enrique Riquelme to install him at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Riquelme, who is challenging incumbent Florentino Perez in Sunday's elections, said: 'The manager we want for our Real Madrid project is Jurgen Klopp. On Monday, if we win the elections, our director Raul will get in touch with Klopp.' However, Klopp's representative Marc Kosicke told Sky Sports Germany: 'It's annoying. He's not planning to return to coaching a club and happy at Red Bull.'
Klopp, 58, has been out of management since leaving Liverpool in 2024 and currently serves as Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull. He previously addressed similar speculation in March, stating that Madrid had not contacted him or his agent, but acknowledged he might return to coaching in future: 'For my age I'm quite advanced in life, but as a coach I'm not completely finished. I haven't reached retirement age. Who knows what will happen in the coming years? But there's nothing planned.'
Meanwhile, Liverpool have begun a new era under Andoni Iraola, who replaced Arne Slot this week. The former Bournemouth manager signed a two-year deal and told the club's website: 'I wouldn't like to lose our identity, the intensity, the aggressiveness, the organisation... there are fundamentals that I also think match quite well with what Liverpool has been during a lot of years.'
