After just over a year as Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull, Jürgen Klopp is still not interested in a comeback as a soccer coach. At a media roundtable during RB Leipzig's Bundesliga match against FC Bayern Munich (1:5), the 58-year-old reacted with amusement to rumors that he could become Xabi Alonso's successor at Real Madrid. "I'm not thrilled if Real Madrid show interest in me, because they don't really do that anyway, it's all just media hype," said Klopp according to the portal "transfermarkt.de".
The former successful coach of Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool FC was "surprised, but at the same time not" that Real had parted company with Alonso. "It's Real Madrid; Jupp Heynckes was sacked there even though he had won the Champions League. I don't know what that says about Real Madrid," explained Klopp.