Hansi Flick Fired, Jurgen Klopp Becomes A Strong Candidate For German National Team Coach

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp. (Photo: Instagram.com/@liverpoolfc)

JAKARTA - The German Football Federation (DFB) officially fired Hansi Flick from the coaching chair. The vacant chair left behind makes DFB have to move quickly to find a replacement.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is on the list. In fact, he occupies the top position as a strong candidate.

Quoted from Bild, Klopp is the most wanted figure for Die Mannschaft. DBF doesn't even want to hire Klopp this time.

"DFB has a dream to appoint (Jurgen) Klopp as the coach of the German national team. Previously, DFB had also tried to bring in the 56-year-old coach," wrote Bild's report quoted Monday, September 11.

DFB is said to be ready to give the former Borussia Dortmund coach the opportunity to play two roles at once, both as Liverpool manager and head coach of the German national team.

Later the DFB will give Klopp permission to handle Liverpool until the end of this season, before finally signing Germany in full at the 2024 European Cup.

However, if efforts to bring in Klopp fail, DFB still has other options. A number of names such as Louis van Gaal, Julian Nagelsmann, Miroslav Klose, to Thomas Tuchel, are said to be on the DFB target list.

The names of the famous coaches targeted by DFB are not without reason. This is done so that the best name is expected to be able to bring the team to perform optimally in the 2024 European Cup, considering that Germany will appear as a team for the house.