Jurgen Klopp dismisses Real Madrid speculation, remains open to coaching return

[p]The 58-year-old who ‌is working as Red Bull's head ‌of global football left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] at the ‌end of the 2023-24 season after a ‌nine-year spell that delivered major honours including Champions League and Premier League titles.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] appointed former ‌right back Alvaro Arbeloa, previously ⁠their reserve team ‌coach, as manager in January following the departure ​of Xabi Alonso who was sacked after seven months in charge ​amid a poor run of results and reports of unrest among senior players.[/p][p][b]"If Real ⁠Madrid had ​phoned, we would have heard about it by now,"[/b] Klopp told reporters at the Magenta TV World Cup team presentation on ‌Monday.[/p][embed guid="ef433dab-c249-475f-985b-b8f95ffcc890" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2036188126456987941" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"But that's all nonsense. They haven't called even once - not once. My agent is there, you can ask him. They haven't called him either.[/b][/p][p][b]"Right now I'm not thinking about that. Luckily, there's no reason to.[/b][/p][p][b]"For my age, I'm quite advanced in life, but as a coach I'm ‌not completely finished. I haven't reached ​retirement age. Who knows what will happen ‌in the coming years? But there's nothing planned."[/b][/p][p]Klopp, who previously managed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mainz/EuakNmc1/"]Mainz 05[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a], has also said he would never coach another team ⁠in England apart ⁠from Liverpool.[/p]