Jurgen Klopp controversy leads to clear reply from Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann

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Jurgen Klopp came under fire for his comments on Julian Nagelsmann and the German national team ahead of their World Cup opener with CuracaoJulian Nagelsmann has revealed that he "did not expect an apology" from Jurgen Klopp, after the legendary former Liverpool boss joked about taking over from the German manager.Klopp has been mooted as a possible replacement for Nagelsmann, and appeared to hint at this during Magenta Sport's live broadcast of Germany's World Cup opener against Curacao - a match they won 7-1."Luckily, it's Julian Nagelsmann who's picking the team," Klopp remarked while discussing the starting line-up before cheekily adding: "Still."Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller, who was co-presenting alongside Klopp, struggled to hide his amusement at the tongue-in-cheek quip, before firing back: "Kloppo, ⁠we are still in June. It's unacceptable."While Muller maintained that his exchanges with Klopp are frequently "lively," and that there's "always a bit of banter" in what they say, the 59-year-old head of global soccer for Red Bull adopted a rather more contrite stance.Speaking to the German head coach following the victory against Curacao, he said: "We're also informally part of the team, we're absolutely on your side.

What ⁠I've realised is, I'll be 59 on Tuesday and I'm still an idiot."He added: "We are completely on your side, whatever you do with ‌this. Addressing Werner's sacking, Klopp said: "We are acting in an advisory capacity as the Global Team."But we were involved in the decision-making process and analysed the season.

And when we thought about what that might look like, they decided on a change."Leipzig's sports managing director Marcel Schafer offered a similar explanation, stating: "We have analysed the past season intensively. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.