Jurgen Klopp, free to Real Madrid? » The secret understanding the German coach has with Red Bull!
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Tuesday, 09 December 2025, 20:55 / Updated on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 20:57
Xabi Alonso (44 years old) has his back against the wall in the match in which Real Madrid receives at the “Bernabeu” the visit of Manchester City, in the 6th stage of the Champions League group. In case of a new failure, los blancos could change the coach, and the favorite to succeed him would be Jurgen Klopp. The 58-year-old German does not have a release clause, but has made a special deal with Red Bull bosses.
Having gone from five points ahead to four points behind Barcelona in La Liga, after the shameful failure at home to Celta Vigo (0-2), Xabi Alonso is in the most difficult moment since replacing Carlo Ancelotti. After the fans booed their favorites at the Bernabeu on Sunday, rumors have already started circulating that the Spaniard is playing for Manchester City.
Zinedine Zidane, Alvaro Arbeloa and Jurgen Klopp would be the names appearing on Florentino Perez's short list, but of all the last option would be the most plausible, according to Madrid media sources. Even if the German manager is not at all easy to detach from the position of director of football at the Red Bull group, where he does not have the same pressure as on the edge of the pitch.
Xabi Alonso. Photo: Instagram
“Signing the contract with Klopp would not be too difficult, as he is currently unemployed, a false information, spread by some media sources. When Jürgen decided to end his collaboration with Liverpool, he joined Red Bull.
“Klopp has an agreement and if the German national team or a top club were interested in hiring him, Red Bull would let him go”
He is currently the director of the football department of the company that owns RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Bragantino and Omiya Ardija. The role of the German at the academy is very profitable.
He doesn't have the pressure of being a head coach, and his salary is exorbitant (it would be around 10 million euros per year). It will be difficult to get out of there, but there is a possibility,” reveals the press from Madrid.
Jurgen Klopp // PHOTO: Getty Images
Jürgen Klopp's contract with Red Bull does not include a standard termination clause, but there is an agreement that states that if the German national team or a top European club were interested in hiring him, the company would let him go.
Therefore, Real Madrid could acquire his services without paying a transfer fee, provided the German coach puts pressure on Red Bull to let him go.
