Julian Nagelsmann resigns as Germany head coach after shock World Cup exit with Jurgen Klopp 'ready' to take over
Jurgen Klopp appears primed to become Germany's new head coach following the departure of Julian Nagelsmann.
Nagelsmann stepped down from the role after Germany's shock World Cup last-32 exit against Paraguay.
DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement on Friday: "The German Football Association expressly thanks Julian Nagelsmann for his work since September 2023. He is characterised by a high level of commitment and extraordinary ambition. Julian Nagelsmann is also an extremely responsible and sincere person whom we all value."
The statement added: "Regarding the appointment of a new coach, the DFB leadership will now seek talks with Jurgen Klopp. He has already signalled his general willingness to take on the position."
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The former Liverpool boss is currently head of global soccer for Red Bull Group, but his current contract includes a special exit clause for the Germany job.
If he makes the move it would be his first coaching job since leaving Liverpool in 2024.
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Nagelsmann, 38, took charge of Germany in September 2023 and guided the nation to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, where they were beaten by eventual winners Spain.
Germany crash out of World Cup on penalties to Paraguay
Germany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup by Paraguay on penalties, following a 1-1 draw after extra-time in Boston. They had topped Group E on goal difference after thrashing newcomers Curacao 7-1 in their opening game and beating Ivory Coast 2-1, before a 2-1 defeat to Ecuador.
"I am not someone who runs away," Nagelsmann had said after the 2014 winners were dumped out.
"This is not the first time this has happened, and there are some things about today that need to be changed.
"But if the DFB wants me to continue I am going to continue. I know the mechanics of football, I know how the industry works.
"I know a lot of people will want me to leave but I would love to continue if the football association wants me to."
"It would be a dream come true that many Germans had for a lot of years.
"For more-or-less a decade, people in Germany have been talking about how good it would be if Jurgen Klopp would become the national coach and now it seems like it is going to happen.
"The DFB itself confirmed that it will talk with Jurgen Klopp in the next days - and he has already given his initial go [ahead] and said that he could imagine being Germany next national coach.
"He's still in a job in Leipzig as head of global soccer (for the Red Bull group) and there are talks that have to be made.
"But there is a good chance that Jurgen Klopp returns to the sidelines and becomes the new head coach of Germany. That's something that many, many, many Germans have wanted for years."
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