🚨 Both sides confident: DFB reaches understanding with Klopp! | OneFootball

Will everything move very quickly now? Jürgen Klopp could be unveiled as the new Germany head coach in the near future.

As reported by "Sky" on Saturday lunchtime, the DFB and Klopp reached a basic agreement on working together during their meeting in New York. According to the report, the 59-year-old is set to sign a contract until 2030.

A few hours later, the association followed up and announced in an official statement: "DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and DFB Vice President Hans-Joachim Watzke held an initial intensive discussion yesterday in New York with Jürgen Klopp about a possible appointment as Germany head coach. During the constructive exchange, an understanding was reached on key points of a potential contract." 

Even though it cannot yet be called a done deal, that already sounds quite promising. The last formal hurdle, unsurprisingly, remains Klopp’s existing employment relationship with Red Bull.

However, that is not a decisive obstacle. Quite the opposite. "The talks will continue next week. Both sides are confident that the negotiations can ultimately be concluded successfully – subject to an agreement with Klopp’s current employer Red Bull –," the DFB explained.

And it went on: "Any possible contract must ultimately be approved in a joint meeting of the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders’ Assembly of DFB GmbH & Co. KG."

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

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