Next takeover? This is what Red Bull is planning with Klopp

Piece of the puzzle Klopp was missing Red Bull

The new global head of soccer Jürgen Klopp is responsible for the club network. The potential acquisition of new clubs is not part of his remit; that is the responsibility of Mintzlaff. "That will land on my desk at some point. I'll probably find out five minutes before it's announced," said Klopp at his presentation.

The 57-year-old is expected to take RB soccer to a new level, with the teams winning titles. "That's what was missing in our soccer commitments, someone with this experience and this knowledge," said Mintzlaff. In addition, Klopp should convince players courted by RB clubs and help with his input. That would bring up to an additional five percent. "That's a lot in high-performance sport," said former athlete Mintzlaff.

The fact that someone like Klopp was missing in the RB cosmos was something the ex-coach felt himself in his first week as Head of Global Soccer. "I've been the oldest person in the room at every meeting so far," said Klopp. Should he say goodbye one day, he hopes people will say "that it was a fantastic time, that we enjoyed it."