Jürgen Klopp has admitted it is “theoretically possible” that he could one day return as Liverpool manager, in a surprising admission during a podcast interview. The 58-year-old walked away from Anfield in 2024 after a transformative nine-year spell that delivered a Champions League title and the club’s first league championship in 30 years.
Since leaving, Klopp has taken on roles as head of global soccer for the Red Bull group and an advisory capacity with the German football league. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, he told Steven Bartlett: “I said I will never coach another team, a different team, in England. So that means if then it’s Liverpool … yeah. Theoretically it’s possible.”
Klopp, who turned 58 in June, emphasised that he is not currently planning a return but left the door open for the future. “I’m 58, that means I could make the decision in a few years, I don’t know. Do I have to make the decision today? Then I will not coach again. But thank God, I don’t have to do that. I can just see what the future brings,” he said.
The German also praised his successor Arne Slot, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title last season, and dismissed concerns over the team’s recent run of four consecutive defeats. “You don’t have to worry about Liverpool, they will be fine,” he said, highlighting new signings Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké as “incredible talents”.
In emotional comments, Klopp reflected on the death of Diogo Jota, the Liverpool forward he signed in 2020, who was killed in a car crash alongside his brother in July. “How do you replace somebody like Diogo? It’s not about the player himself, it’s the guy he was,” he said. “I can’t imagine the dressing room without him in it, that’s so hard.”
