Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp makes decision on being Germany boss at same time as Reds

Jurgen Klopp will not manage both Liverpool and Germany at the same time, reports claim. The 56-year-old is again linked with managing his country but he will not be combining it with his Anfield role. Germany sacked Hansi Flick on Sunday following the shock 4-1 friendly defeat to Japan less than 24 hours earlier. It was the third successive loss the former Bayern Munich boss had suffered. Flick oversaw losses against Colombia and Poland in June and was winless in his last five matches in charge. The 58-year-old lasted just two years in the role after replacing Joachim Low. Klopp has long been linked with the Germany job and has only seen talk increase throughout his tenure at Liverpool. He led the Reds to their first top-flight title in 30 years in 2020 and reached three Champions League finals in his first seven seasons in charge, winning one of them. Former Eintracht Frankfurt striker and Bundesliga expert Jan Aage Fjortoft suggested over the weekend that German authorities will attempt to lure Klopp, even if it meant he took the national job alongside his Liverpool duties. Fjortoft wrote on X: “The Germans’ dream is Klopp.