Has Klopp damaged his legacy by joining Red Bull?

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull. The 57-year-old German will begin the role on the 1st of January next year.

So how has a football ‘romantic’ ended up working for one of the world’s biggest corporations?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s German football correspondent Seb Stafford-Bloor and Liverpool writer Simon Hughes to discuss.

00:00 Intro
02:35 Klopp at Red Bull
06:42 Klopp’s summer
12:36 Advertising
15:59 Red Bull’s ambitions & successes
24:18 What Klopp gains
26:16 Klopp at Liverpool
31:53 Could Klopp get back into management?
36:20 German management
39:11 Outro

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