I have a responsibility towards the club.”Īfter a tumultuous campaign which saw Liverpool finish fifth in the Premier League last term, Klopp is keen to get the club competing for major trophies again. In the history of European football, only eight managers won the continental treble with Hans Dieter Flick. “If I’m supposed to do that at some point, then I have to be available and I’m not currently. That doesn’t work and the request isn’t even there. I can’t just leave Liverpool now and say I’ll take over Germany for a short time. “The problem that stands in the way of the whole thing is my loyalty. “The job of national coach is and would be a great honour - there’s no question about that,“ Klopp said, as relayed by The Athletic. However, the 56-year-old is currently focused on his time at Anfield, although he did admit it would be a ‘great honour’ to manage his home nation. While Flick’s managerial role at Germany is believed to be safe at the moment, Klopp has been touted as one of the possible replacements. Since taking over from Joachim Low in 2021, Hansi Flick has endured a tough time as Germany’s head coach, winning just four of his last 16 matches.

58 wins, 5 draws, 5 defeats The record champions have played 68 competitive matches in the past 16 months, suffering just five defeats four in the Bundesliga and one on. It’s likely to be the last under Flick.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has quashed rumours linking him to the Germany national-team job. But boss Hansi Flick has also made history, for the 55-year-old coach has now won more trophies than he's lost competitive matches since taking the reins in November 2019. Once a contender for Champions League qualification, Gladbach is now in danger of missing out on European qualification altogether.īayern, meanwhile, is closing in on a record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title. If he leaves the Bavarian powerhouse, and Bayern coaxes Nagelsmann from Leipzig in his place, it will add to the growing list of managerial changes for the new season.Įintracht Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter is turning his back on almost certain Champions League qualification to join Borussia Mönchengladbach and take over from Marco Rose, who is leaving to take over from Edin Terzić at Borussia Dortmund.įrankfurt will be hoping that Tuesday’s announcement of Hütter’s departure does not lead to a collapse like Gladbach’s in the games after Rose’s departure was made known. Under Flick, Bayern won 16 games, drew one and lost another in the Champions League.

Last week’s 3-2 loss at home to PSG in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals was his first defeat in the competition, though the French club still progressed on away goals after Bayern’s 1-0 win in the second leg. Matthäus also said Bayern is already considering Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann as Flick’s successor.įlick led Bayern to a Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble after taking over from Niko Kovač in November 2019. And of course, you have to look.”įormer Bayern great Lothar Matthäus said on the same broadcast that there had been telephone contact between the German soccer federation and Flick, and that the 56-year-old coach is the federation’s favorite to take over from Löw. “I think the thing is for everyone in this position, whether as manager or coach or whatever, is how can I keep developing the team, the club? It’s a normal process … I’m always thinking, because for me it’s part of the process of success. You always think about what’s happening and how does it go on and so on, whether everything is wonderful or otherwise,” Flick told broadcaster Sky. “I have a contract with Bayern Munich and these are things that just come. Former Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick signed a three-year contract on Tuesday to take over Germany after the end the European Championship this summer, the German Football Association (DFB) said.

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