PARIS: The German Football Federation (DFB) announced on Saturday that it was close to an agreement with Jurgen Klopp for him to become the new Germany coach. However, before the 59-year-old makes his return to the touchline, the DFB said it still needed to secure the approval of his current employer, the Red Bull Group. “DFB president Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke held an initial in-depth discussion with Jurgen Klopp in New York on Friday regarding his potential appointment as national team coach,” the DFB stated in a press release.

Germany crashed out of the World Cup with a round-of-32 penalty shootout defeat against Paraguay.

Jürgen Klopp has ‘reached an agreement on the key points’ to become the next Germany head coach, the German Football Association said on Saturday.