Updated April 18th 2025, 21:14 IST
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been linked with the Real Madrid managerial job. Speculations became rife following Real Madrid's humiliating loss at the hands of Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Ancelotti's current contract expires next year, but several reports claimed this could be the Italian's last season at the helm of Madrid. Now it has emerged, Jurgen Klopp's agent has refuted all the rumours regarding his potential move to Madrid. He told Sky Sports Germany, “Jürgen is very happy with his new role as Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull. He’s fully focused and happy there."
Klopp left Liverpool last season and joined Red Bull as their Global Head Of Soccer. The German gaffer led Liverpool to several trophies, including the Champions League and the Premier League. Klopp has been busy shuffling between all the Red Bull clubs. He has been vigorously involved with RB Leipzig following the removal of manager Marco Rose.
Madrid crashed out of the Champions League and are also in second position in the La Liga. They are four points adrift of table toppers Barcelona and cannot afford to make any more slip-ups as the Spanish top flight has entered its business end. They are also slated to face their archrivals in the Copa del Rey final and can still salvage their season with a silverware.
They haven't really been at their best and the Champions League exit has hurt their ambitions. Ancellotti led Los Blancos to their 15th UCL title last season and Madrid are still the only club to have more than 10 UCL trophies in their cabinet. It remains to be seen how things pan out in the remainder of the season as they are also in contention for their 37th La Liga title.
Published April 18th 2025, 21:14 IST