Klopp reportedly in frame to replace Nagelsmann as Germany boss after World Cup failure

[p]Nagelsmann, 38, has been under fire since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-ptQide1O/paraguay-YaNlqp6j/?mid=2y2UKhp1"]last-32 exit[/a] from the World Cup after a shock loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a].[/p][p]Showing pictures of Nagelsmann at German FA (DFB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Bild reported Thursday the coach had been offered a severance package of seven million euros ($8 million) to leave the position in a three-hour meeting.[/p][p]Last renewed in January 2025, Nagelsmann's contract is set to run until 2028.[/p][p]Figures on his annual salary have not been made public, although German media reports he earns roughly seven million euros per year.[/p][embed guid="e96efe20-10e4-4e37-92d3-fa711672f4da" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2072252621625471061" social-type="twitter" /][p]Germany's loss on penalties to Paraguay marked the third straight early World Cup exit for the four-time champions, after group stage eliminations in Russia and Qatar.[/p][p]Monday's defeat was Germany's first knockout match since winning the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.[/p][p]On Tuesday, DFB president Bernd Neuendorf announced an immediate investigation into the World Cup failure.[/p][p]A decision on Nagelsmann is expected "by the beginning of next week at the latest", AFP sports subsidiary SID reported Thursday.[/p][p]Several German media outlets, including Sky and Munich daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, have said Klopp is the overwhelming favourite to succeed Nagelsmann.[/p][p]Klopp stepped away from management after leaving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in 2024 and has since been engaged as the head of global football for energy drink brand Red Bull, overseeing a multi-club network which includes clubs in Austria, Germany, Brazil, the United States and Japan.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]