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Jurgen Klopp starts his first job after leaving Liverpool on New Years' Day (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)(Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has said convincing Jurgen Klopp to take on his first job since leaving Liverpool were the easiest negotiations of his life.

His next role would be away from the touchline, serving as conglomerate Red Bull's global head of soccer.

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"Over the last 20 years, I have experienced, helped shape and negotiated many negotiations in football.



I have to say that when he got the yes, it was the easiest," fellow German Mintzlaff has told BILD.

"I hope he doesn't hear that now, because then he'll think that he and his advisor negotiated poorly," he joked.

In Red Bull's own words, he 'will not be involved in the clubs' day-to-day operations but will focus on supporting the sports directors in advancing the Red Bull philosophy,' and 'will also leverage his extensive network to aid in scouting top talent and contribute to the training and development of coaches'.

Their worldwide network consists of RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Bragantino, FC Liefering, Leeds United and now Paris FC too.

Even if talks with Klopp were the 'easiest' of his life, Mintzlaff then went on to explain it took no short amount of time.

He said: 'I think that's great, I think that's impressive.' Not just what's happening in football, but also the sports Red Bull is involved in, how much is being done for young talent.

"That always interested him and excited him.

So we always kept in touch and I didn't let up.

"But at some point he told me that, 'I was extending my stay in Liverpool', and that was of course a disappointment for me because that little door was then closed.

"When he announced his departure, we met at his place in Liverpool a few months later and I started again with my topic and told him a lot of things, where I think we could use him and that it would be an exciting task for him.

"And then he said: 'All right, let's do it.' I had to slap myself in the face.
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