There's nothing there - Klopp agent rejects Bayern link

Dom Farrell

There's nothing there - Klopp agent rejects Bayern link image

Jurgen Klopp's agent has dismissed reports the Liverpool manager could take charge of Bayern Munich next season.

Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes has led an impressive revival for the Bundesliga champions since Carlo Ancelotti's sacking in September but a long-term appointment remains on the agenda for 2018-19 and beyond at the Allianz Arena.

Klopp was a thorn in the side of Bayern during his celebrated tenure at Borussia Dortmund, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

He completed the domestic double by hoisting the DFL-Pokal in the latter season.

From around that time, Bayern have regularly poached top playing talent from Dortmund but Klopp's representative Marc Kosicke insists BVB fans need not worry about another of their heroes taking up residence in Bavaria.

"There is nothing there," he replied when asked by Sport1 whether rumours linking Klopp to Bayern had any weight behind them.

Another ex-Dortmund boss, Thomas Tuchel, has also been touted for the Bayern role along with long-time national team chief Joachim Low and highly rated Hoffenheim boss Julian Nagelsmann - another Kosicke client.

Klopp is into his third year at Liverpool and just shattered the club's transfer record by bringing in centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.

The 50-year-old has four-and-a-half years remaining on his Anfield deal.  

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.