Shock claims of Jurgen Klopp managerial return prompts swift response from Liverpool legend's agent
Roma is searching for a new manager, with interim boss Claudio Ranieri set to leave at the end of the season, and it had been suggested by Italian outlet La Stampa that Klopp had said yes to the offer of replacing the former Leicester manager.
However, speaking to Qatar-based Winwin Sports, Klopp's agent Mark Kosicke said: 'Reports on Klopp becoming new AS Roma manager are not true.'
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Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool at the end of last season and has been working for the Red Bull Group since January 1, but reports continue to link him with a return to the dugout.
It was reported last month that Real Madrid was interested in appointing Jurgen Klopp as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement ahead of the 2025-26 season, but he is believed to have rejected that chance — that job is now expected to go to former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
When Klopp's departure from Liverpool was announce in January 2024, he said he did not envisage that he would occupy a managerial role again.
"If you ask me, 'Will you ever work as a manager again?' I would say now no," Klopp said. "But I don't know obviously how that will feel because I never had the situation. What I know definitely – I will never, ever manage a different club in England than Liverpool."
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