Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Julian Nagelsmann as Germany head coach, with reports claiming the German Football Association (DFB) is preparing to part ways with the 38-year-old following another disappointing FIFA 2026 World Cup campaign.
According to German tabloid Bild, Nagelsmann was offered a severance package worth €7 million ($8 million) during a three-hour meeting at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt on Thursday.
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Nagelsmann, whose contract was extended in January 2025 until 2028, has come under intense pressure after Germany crashed out of the World Cup in the Round of 32, losing on penalties to Paraguay.
The defeat marked Germany’s third consecutive early World Cup exit, following group-stage eliminations at the 2018 tournament in Russia and the 2022 edition in Qatar. It was also the four-time world champions’ first knockout-stage appearance since lifting the trophy in Brazil in 2014.
