Didi Hamann, the former Liverpool and Germany midfielder, believes Jurgen Klopp is the best man to take over from Gareth Southgate and the FA should be getting on the phone.<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Didi Hamann\u00a0thinks the FA will approach Jurgen Klopp to replace Gareth Southgate\u00a0as England manager. And the last player to score at the old Wembley insists having Klopp, who departed Anfield in May after almost a decade in charge, in the dugout will maximise the Three Lions\u2019 chance of winning the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n
Southgate\u2019s contract expires at the end of this year but reports over the past 24 hours suggest that the FA may look to tie him down to a new deal having reached consecutive European Championship finals.<\/p>\n
Klopp has already turned down the advances of the United States and is determined to take an extended break. But ahead of Sunday night\u2019s showdown against Spain in Berlin, Hamann insists England must do what they can to convince him to take the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cJurgen Klopp wants to take a year off and the German national team manager role is taken, but I\u2019m pretty sure England will approach Klopp when the tournament is over,\u201d he told Top Offshore SportsBooks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think a lot of people would be very happy if he were to take over the national team. He said he\u2019s taking a sabbatical so is it possible to wait for six months or maybe let him take over next summer?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a few qualifiers but qualifying has always been pretty comfortable for England. I think they will ask him whether he wants to do it and then it\u2019s up to him whether he would accept it or not, Thomas Tuchel might be interested as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cYears ago it would have been hard to imagine a German manager in England but the chances have never been better than it\u2019s going to happen in the next few months.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamann added that England\u2019s squad profile, which should mean they are competing at the latter stages of the next few tournaments, would suit Klopp. And that can \u201cget England fans dreaming.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cOn paper, Jurgen Klopp is best placed to lead England to World Cup glory in 2026 because of what he did at Liverpool. He managed to win the Premier League and two Champions League\u00a0titles, with the squad he had he did wonderful things.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"