ATLANTA (AP):Germany officials have held talks with Jurgen Klopp and both sides are confident he will take over as coach, the national football federation said on Saturday.Former coach Julian Nagelsmann resigned after his team failed to make the round of 16 for the third World Cup running.Klopp, a serial trophy winner with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, was quickly identified as the favourite to succeed him.The German federation said talks were held in New York on Friday with Klopp, who is currently in an executive role as head of global soccer for the Red Bull group.

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

Jurgen Klopp has reached an agreement in principle to succeed Julian Nagelsmann as the manager of the German national team.