Liverpool Football Club manager, Jurgen Klopp, has ruled out leaving the Merseyside side before his contract expires to manage the German national team.
The German has been consistently linked with managing his country, and rumours have only increased in recent times due to Germany’s recent poor performances.
The German national team, Die Mannschaft, failed to make it out of the group stage in the last two World Cups suffering humiliating defeats.
Germany is set to host Euro 2024, but current head coach, Hansi Flick is under immense pressure and scrutiny following his unimpressive record of winning just four of his last 16 matches.
But Klopp has now insisted that he will not be replacing Flick, insisting that he intends to see out his contract at Liverpool that runs until 2026.
“The job of [the Germany] national coach is and would be a great honour — there is no question about that,” Klopp was quoted by Metro UK as saying.
“The problem that stands in the way of the whole thing is my loyalty. I can’t just leave Liverpool now and say I will take over Germany for a short time. That doesn’t work and the request is not even there.”
He added, “If I’m supposed to do that [manage Germany] at some point, then I have to be available and I’m not currently. I have a responsibility towards the club.
“Basically, it is an interesting job. But I don’t know yet whether I will do something completely different after I leave Liverpool. I want to keep my options open.”
