Klopp has repeatedly played down speculation linking him with high-profile vacancies. Addressing previous reports connecting him with Real Madrid, he said: “If Real Madrid had phoned, we would have heard about it by now. But that’s all nonsense. They haven’t called even once, not once. My agent is there, you can ask him. They haven’t called him either.”
The German has also suggested that he has not closed the door on coaching permanently.
“Right now I’m not thinking about that, luckily there’s no reason to,” Klopp added. “For my age I’m quite advanced in life, but as a coach I’m not completely finished. I haven’t reached retirement age. Who knows what will happen in the coming years? But there’s nothing planned.”
