- Jurgen Klopp offered the opportunity to meet the Red Bull racing team
- The 59-year-old will take up his new role at Red Bull on January 1.
Jurgen Klopp has been offered the opportunity to familiarize himself with the Red Bull Formula One team as he prepares to take up his new role at the Austrian company.
After almost a decade on Merseyside, Klopp announced in January that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023-24 campaign after admitting he was “running out of energy”.
Amid speculation that he would step away from football entirely, Klopp joined Red Bull as their “Global Head of Football” in October.
This role will see Klopp responsible for the international network of all Red Bull football clubs, including Leipzig, Salzburg and the New York Red Bulls.
He must advise clubs on training issues, playing philosophy, development and transfers of players and head coaches.
Ahead of his January 1 start date, Red Bull racing advisor Helmut Marko hailed the appointment as “sensational” and insisted he would “love” to introduce the 57-year-old to Red Bull's motorsport offering. the company.
Jurgen Klopp has been offered the opportunity to familiarize himself with Red Bull's motorsport offering.
Helmut Marko revealed he would “love” to introduce Klopp to the F1 world ahead of his appointment as Red Bull's “global director of football”.
Max Verstappen praised the move when it was announced and insisted Klopp would be “excellent” for the company's football interests.
He also expressed his admiration for the Champions League-winning manager and insisted the move was perfect for Red Bull.
“I don't know how he wants to combine everything, these different continents and things like that,” Marko told TL journalist Felix Gorner.
“But since football is very important to us, I think it was the best move that could have been made.”
After four-time Formula One world champion and Red Bull star Klopp's new role was announced, Max Verstappen hailed the appointment as “excellent for the whole organisation”.
“I knew for quite some time that they were talking and that I was close to signing him,” Verstappen told Sky Sports.
'I think it's great. Red Bull is also investing heavily in football with the teams it has and a lot of talent has already emerged.
“With someone like Jurgen at the top, he has a lot of experience and has managed a lot of big clubs. It's fantastic for the whole organisation.”