Uli Hoeneß says Klopp agreed to become Bayern coach in 2008 | OneFootball

Uli Hoeneß says Jürgen Klopp agreed to become Bayern coach in 2008 while still at Mainz.

"I already had an agreement with [Klopp]," Hoeneß said. "I called him when he was still in Mainz and asked, 'Can you imagine coaching FC Bayern?' And he replied, 'Yes, of course.' But in the end, we decided on Jürgen Klinsmann, who was proposed by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge," he told Bild.

Klopp then led Borussia Dortmund for seven years before moving to Liverpool.

"Bayern came very close to hiring us twice. Once in 2008: Uli Hoeneß wanted Jürgen Klopp, but Karl-Heinz Rummenigge preferred Jürgen Klinsmann. And after Niko Kovac, Jürgen, by then at Liverpool, was also approached. Nobody expected things to be so successful with Hansi Flick. There simply was never the right momentum," he told Transfermarkt.

"I don’t see why it shouldn’t have worked. Jürgen enjoys pretzels and had Erdinger as a partner for wheat beer. He has always worked with strong personalities. I wouldn’t have seen any problem there."

Source: BuLi News