Chelsea and Manchester United both reached out to Jurgen Klopp despite his ties to Liverpool (Picture: Getty)Jurgen Klopp’s agent Marc Kosicke has claimed both Chelsea and Manchester United made unsuccessful approaches to hire the German after his departure at Liverpool. There was shock and surprise as Klopp announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the conclusion of the 2023/24 campaign following nine years in the hot seat at Anfield. However, this didn’t stop two of Liverpool’s biggest rivals trying their luck with Klopp before he began work with Red Bull back in January 2025. ‘Probably also Germany, if Julian Nagelsmann hadn’t already been there.’POLL Poll Will Jurgen Klopp manage Liverpool again? Your information will be used in line with our Privacy PolicyBack in October, Klopp suggested it was ‘theoretically possible’ that he could one day return to manage Liverpool for a second spell.

Source: Metro February 16, 2026 20:12 UTC