NEW YORK, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has appeared to rule himself out of replacing Julian Nagelsmann as Germany national team coach in the wake of its shock World Cup round-of-32 exit after a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay on Monday.
Nagelsmann has said he wants to carry on as coach, but there is no doubt that 59-year-old Klopp would be a popular choice to revive the fortunes of a team that went out in the group stage at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and has once again disappointed this summer.
Klopp is currently working as Red Bull's head of global soccer as well as a TV pundit for Magenta TV, where he was asked if he would consider the job.
"I haven't thought about that yet. I've often been in that situation myself as a coach, where a big dream has been shattered," answered Klopp.
"I understand that when people talk about the national coach, my name is mentioned. But it's not the right moment to talk about it, especially not with me."
"I have a job that I really enjoy and as far as I know, it's not a part-time job. The fact is, Germany was eliminated today, and this is not the moment for me to think about Jurgen Klopp's future," he continued. ■
