Jurgen Klopp? Benfica candidate says: He was and always will be | OneFootball

After Jurgen Klopp stated that he does not intend to return to activity so soon, a candidate for the Benfica elections admits having other options on the table

Cristóvão Carvalho, one of the candidates for the Presidency of Benfica, has been touting the hiring of Jurgen Klopp as one of his main campaign promises for the position of coach of the reds. Focused on a European project for the Club da Luz, the lawyer made it a point to explain how he would approach the German.

Through his social networks, the candidate made it a point to lift the veil on his proposal regarding the position of coach of the eagles: "Being one of the most media-centric themes of my candidacy, I took advantage of my presence on the Red Vision podcast to clarify that Jurgen Klopp was and will always be my first choice for coach".

Following the interview, where the German states that he does not intend to return to coaching so soon, the candidate explains that his words do not weaken his desire to count on him: "His recent interview, even because it does not completely close the door to a return, does not distract me".

However, if the former Liverpool coach refuses the invitation, Cristóvão Carvalho explains that he always has other names on the table: "However, as in any serious and structured project, there are defined and prepared alternatives, because Benfica deserves solutions that match its ambitions".

Remember that Jurgen Klopp, now general sports director of RB Leipzig, gave an interview where he explained that he feels good with his current roles, thus, indirectly, he ended up refusing the invitation that had not yet been formalized by the candidate for the presidency of Benfica.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.