| What Jurgen Klopp's new role really entails as Liverpool legend faces up to inevitable truth |
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Until Jurgen Klopp explained it himself, no one outside of the Red Bull group was that sure exactly what his role was.
Jurgen Klopp has taken over as head of global football at Red Bull.
It is seen as a marketing tool rather than a soccer club and given its reputation, it is a surprise to many — not least those of a Borussia Dortmund persuasion — that Klopp has chosen to go down that path.
"The move to the contentious Red Bull Group is official and so may well be the departure of Jurgen Klopp’s former hero status in the game," Dortmund fan club president in London, Benjamin McFadyean, wrote for World Football Index in October.
joining Red Bull will not, at least in Dortmund." It is unlikely that Klopp will simply be able to move on from that without a hitch.
Jurgen Klopp spoke during his Red Bull unveiling.
And now, we do it for Red Bull."
Klopp also spoke of wanting to avoid putting strict aims out in the open, in an attempt to ward off extra pressure, but said it would be part of his role to develop all the clubs in the Red Bull group, including those in Brazil and Japan
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