05 Mar 2026 18:46:37
Hello ed1 hope u keeping well? 2 questions for u if u had time to answer please.
1.talk of klopp returning to the dugout seems to be gathering momentum in different circles. Have u heard anything recently to suggest he looking a return to management? I know u have said here several times in the past he and his wife where quite happy with his life now, just wondering would anything have changed.
2.elliot Anderson any chance we could get him in summer? We don't seem to have any links to him and I think last time u commented on him was that we had interest but didn't seem v concrete with us compared to other teams.
{Ed001's Note - 1. Nothing I am aware of.
2. He seems to be set for elsewhere.}
05 Mar 2026 20:21:30
92. Seems City have been monitoring him for months.
1. Klopp posted on Facebook in the last few days with Red Bull, and he's looking to get back into coaching, whether locally or globally. Looks to be well and truly rejuvenated. Liverpool or Madrid is my guess.
05 Mar 2026 21:01:08
Atletico apparently in for Jurgen.
05 Mar 2026 21:58:08
I always figured Klopp would manage a national team if he was to come back coaching. It's only part time, so he wouldn't burn out again and would still get his fix.
05 Mar 2026 22:26:50
This has the German national team all over it. At least that would free up Nagelsmann to throw his hat into the ring for Liverpool.
05 Mar 2026 22:48:32
Hope not, Stoneage. Wouldn't want Nagelsmann anywhere near the club.
06 Mar 2026 01:49:20
Pure waffle, more speculation based on a report that Red Bull wasn't happy with Klopp. He's not coming back. He was explicit on Stephen Bartlett's podcast last year. He doesn't miss coaching whatsoever. He loves his job at Red Bull; he loves the lifestyle. He works from home when he's not travelling, and spends a lot more time with his family in sunny Mallorca instead of getting pure stressed on the dreary Mersey.
Don't forget Klopp's leaving Liverpool was part of a long-term plan, set into motion at least 2 years prior to his departure. He had discussions with Red Bull and bought his current home in Mallorca back in 2022.
06 Mar 2026 07:32:04
Yes, but Chewy. The statement he's excited to get back into coaching, making new memories, etc., has come from him himself. So how can it be pure waffle? German national team maybe, but why would he mention that just yet with a World Cup still months away. Real Madrid will be a pull.
06 Mar 2026 08:18:18
Yeh, but the WC will still be over before next season starts, and I doubt he's on about the last few weeks of this season. Jurgen, unfortunately, is finished as far as Liverpool first team is concerned.
06 Mar 2026 09:42:17
Edwards will never sanction Klopp's return.
06 Mar 2026 08:19:53
Ed1, on Anderson, which club is that? Is it City again? Or United? Both would be a bummer.
{Ed001's Note - City it looks like.}
06 Mar 2026 10:25:07
Not that I expect it to happen, but it would be interesting to see what the view of FSG would be if it came to a choice between Klopp and Edwards.
06 Mar 2026 10:38:06
I would say it is very difficult to know what is in Klopp's heads these days. He is much more of a brand than he was when he joined us, and he is acutely aware of that.
While joining Red Bull seems to fit with the lifestyle he wanted (seeing parts of the world he had wanted to see, and getting involved in other sports), the organisation itself isn't exactly one with a rich history and values like the clubs he chose to coach.
This is a new version of Klopp - a commercial one. It is difficult to know what his next move would be.
I for one would be disappointed if he took the Real Madrid job. But equally I wouldn't be surprised based on what he's been up to since he left us.
In terms of Edwards vs Klopp, I would say that Klopp has probably learned an awful lot about the Red Bull multi-club model, something that Edwards has been tasked to replicate (at least on a small scale). Perhaps in 2026, they are possibly more aligned than they were in 2022 when Edwards announced his departure. Not the wildest scenario.
06 Mar 2026 13:45:15
How is everything at home, Ed1? I hope you and your family are safe and doing well. From the news, it seems like things are really messy in the Middle East right now.
{Ed001's Note - all fine here mate, just trying to get my parents home so I can have a bit of peace! If they weren't here I would just sleep through the air raids, but they keep bloody waking me!}
06 Mar 2026 15:32:03
They'd choose Edwards. The job had taken too much of a toll on Jurgen. Doubt he'll ever manage a club again. Germany after the WC, I reckon.