The head of global football operations at Red Bull, Jurgen Klopp has reportedly ruled Erik ten Hag out of the running to succeed Marco Rose at RB Leipzig.
Erik ten Haag, who was sacked at Manchester United since October 2024 was linked with the managerial role at RB Leipzig. However Sky Sports reported that Red Bull’s head of global football and former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has ruled out appointing the Dutchman.
RB Leipzig are currently sixth in the Bundesliga, the club are likely to part ways with manager Marco Rose at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
Meanwhile, Klopp has started to look for Rose’s replacement and came across Ten Hag’s name in the process, but he chose to reject the ex-United boss. Sky Sports added that the ex-Reds manager has prepared a shortlist of three German-speaking managers, including Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner and former Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt.
Both Klopp and Ten Hag was former manager with Liverpool and Manchester United in England, they have faced each other on seven occassions during their time in Premier League, out of which Liverpool won three times and the Red Devils won twice. Two games ended in a draw.
The German side remain focused on finishing the season strongly and will be next seen in action on Saturday as they take SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga
