Klopp starts Germany reign by threatening to quit

[Beth3.0]

Jurgen Klopp started his reign as Germany's head coach by threatening to quit if the media invades his family's privacy. The former Liverpool manager was appointed on a four-year deal on Friday to replace Julian Nagelsmann, who resigned this month after Germany's shock World Cup defeat by Paraguay in the last 32

The 59-year-old issued a warning to the media as he held his first press conference as Germany's head coach. If you behave badly and don't leave my family in peace then I'll be gone, I'll just turn away, Klopp said. I know there are other countries where national team coaches are treated even worse. I love this job but I am always ready to call it quits if need be

Klopp's appointment was widely expected for weeks and his contract will see him through to the 2030 World Cup, co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco. He also made clear he had taken the role out of national pride rather than any need to get back into football, saying Jurgen Klopp is not going to have any career after the national team. As a longtime critic of the packed international calendar, he pledged to be more sympathetic to club managers over player call ups going forward

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Jurgen Klopp: Germany boss threatens to quit new job if media invade family's privacywww.bbc.co.uk

[RomanReigns]

This job has no career after it line is such a Klopp thing to say, he has always talked like a man who knows exactly what he wants and does not want

[SharpLantern]

Threatening to quit before he has even taken charge of a single match is a bold opening statement, curious how the German press actually respond to that

[Amber90]

Signing through to 2030 shows real confidence from the federation that this is a long term appointment rather than a quick fix after the Paraguay disaster

[Quiet Depot]

His comments about being more sympathetic to club managers over call ups will go down well with plenty of Bundesliga and Premier League bosses

[Gateway Warden]

Coming out of the Red Bull global football role for this feels like the only job that could have pulled him back into full time coaching

[HitmanBrad98]

The Paraguay defeat must have really rattled the federation for them to move this fast and decisively to get their top target in the door

[AEWCallum93]

Klopp admitting he has not prepared 800 training sessions worth of content is a refreshingly honest thing to say in a first press conference

[Abbie92]

Family privacy threats aside, this reads like an energized first day rather than someone just going through the motions