Klopp will be Red Bull's head of football

Jurgen Klopp is set to make his return to football as Red Bull's head of global soccer, with the former Liverpool manager taking up his role on 1 January 2025.

Klopp will oversee Red Bull's network of clubs, and although he will not be involved in their day-to-day running, he will help with a “strategic vision”, assist sporting directors, support their global scouting operations and assist with training. Development coach.

This will be his first official role in football since leaving Liverpool after nine highly successful years at Anfield at the end of the 2023-24 season. Multiple reports in German media have suggested that there is a break in Klopp's contract if the Germany men's national team job becomes available after the 2026 World Cup.

Klopp will bring years of experience managing Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool. In his role, he will work across their portfolio of clubs including RB Leipzig, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Bragantino and recent acquisition Omiya Ardija in Japan.

FC Salzburg, managed by his former assistant coach Pep Lejnders, distanced themselves from this arm of the company due to UEFA rules and are solely sponsored by the company.

“After almost 25 years on the sidelines, I couldn't be more excited to be involved in a project like this,” Klopp said. “The role may have changed but my passion for football and the people who make the game, hasn't.

“By joining Red Bull Global, I want to develop, improve and support the incredible football talent we have at our disposal. There are many ways we can do this by using the elite knowledge and experience that Red Bull possesses. Learning from other sports and other industries .

“Together we can discover what's possible. I see my role primarily as a coach and consultant for the management of Red Bull clubs, but ultimately I'm a part of an organization that is unique, innovative and pioneering. As I said, this excites me even more. can't.”

At Borussia Dortmund, Klopp won the Bundesliga twice (2011, 2012), and the DFB-Pokal (2012). With Liverpool, he ended a 30-year drought, 2022 FA Cup and 2019 Champions League, two League Cup wins (2022 and 2024) as well as claiming the 2019–20 Premier League title.

“We are very proud of this outstanding and certainly the strongest signing in Red Bull's football history,” said Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO of Red Bull Corporate Projects and Investments. “Jürgen Klopp is one of the greatest and most influential figures in world football, with extraordinary skill and charisma.

“In his role as head of soccer, he will be a game-changer for our involvement in international football and its continued development. We look forward to valuable and decisive trends in key areas to better the clubs collectively and individually.”

Klopp left Liverpool at the end of last season, saying he needed a break from day-to-day management.

He vowed to take a long break from the game despite previously being linked with zero United States men's roles. But he'll be back in the thick of it with Red Bull, in a role previously played by Ralf Rangnick, and it will be unveiled in mid-January.