Oliver Kahn has come out to defend Jürgen Klopp. Some words in which he asked German fans for understanding, despite the fact that he also sees the former Liverpool coach more as a coach than in his new position as global director of football at Red Bull: “At some point you have to accept that for him It is an exciting task,” he said in an interview in the German media Aktuelle Sportstudio.
Thus, the legendary goalkeeper of Bayern Munich and the German team spoke about his compatriot’s new decision. And it is worth remembering that Klopp has been working for the Austrian company as global football director since the beginning of the year. A group, Red Bull, which has in its portfolio clubs in New York, Bragantino, Brazil, Salzburg and Japan (Omiya Ardija), as well as investments in FC Paris, Leeds United or, as they recently announced, in Atlético de Madrid .
I don’t know if he’ll be like this for long because the way I see it: he’s the type of coach on the field, pure adrenaline
Oliver Kahn
In fact, Oliver Kahn has no idea that the former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool coach is going to say goodbye permanently to the bench: “I don’t know if he will continue like this for so long because, as I see it: he is the type of coach in the field, pure adrenaline,” he says. A job with different functions than the one that says: “Let’s see if you feel satisfied there.”
Oliver Kahn wants to be an investor in a club
Meanwhile, the former Bayern CEO, Oliver Kahn, once again showed interest in becoming an investor in a football club. In fact, he was recently in talks with Girondins de Bordeaux, currently in France’s fourth division, but for now he distances himself from any movement: “I simply enjoy developing football clubs and developing things.”
With a harmonious connection between the investor and relevant sports knowledge, there is no doubt that they have an advantage over clubs that operate on their own.
Oliver Kahn
A few words about Klopp and the Red Bull group, in addition to his interest in investing in a football club, which draw attention after his words in Sports Illustrated last December: “If we take the current and last season as a reference point of the Bundesliga, Leipzig has already surpassed Dortmund in sporting terms. So is ownership of several clubs a prerequisite for national and international success in the future? With a harmonious connection between the investor and the relevant sporting knowledge, no? there is There is no doubt that they have an advantage over clubs that operate on their own. However, there are still many clubs that follow their own path of success,” he said then.