National football team: DFB committees hold final meeting on Klopp’s national coaching contract

The national coaching contract must be finally approved by the members of this committee. From the beginning, the 59-year-old Klopp was the favorite of the association leadership around President Bernd Neuendorf to succeed Julian Nagelsmann. He vacated the head coach position a few days after the disappointing World Cup exit in the round of 16 against Paraguay in Foxborough on June 29th.

Klopp presentation on Friday?

Klopp is set to receive a four-year contract until the next World Cup finals in 2030. The approval of the supervisory board and shareholders’ meeting is considered certain after the DFB leadership with President Bernd Neuendorf and deputy Hans-Joachim Watzke were able to reach solutions with the various negotiating partners in the past few weeks. Klopp’s presentation could take place this Friday at the association’s Frankfurt campus.

One hurdle on the way to a Klopp commitment was his contractual commitment as Head of Global Soccer to Red Bull. However, with managing director Oliver Mintzlaff, the DFB and Klopp were apparently able to agree on solutions that saved the association in particular further high costs in addition to the million-dollar severance payment for Nagelsmann.

Nagelsmann, who turns 39 this Thursday, still had a contract until the 2028 European Championships.