After firing coach Hansi Flick, DFB immediately considered Jurgen Klopp as their top replacement target

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is apparently Germany’s “most popular choice” to replace Hansi Flick, who was fired by Bayern Munich on Sunday.

Germany’s form has been dismal since the World Cup, and Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to Japan was the final straw for the German Football Federation (DFB), which announced on Sunday that Flick had been relieved of his duties.

His departure comes less than a year before Germany hosts Euro 2024, and he is the first person to be fired as manager of the national team.

Flick, who won the Champions League with Bayern Munich, took over for World Cup-winning manager Joachim Low after Euro 2020 but was unable to lead Germany out of a difficult group at last year’s World Cup.

DFB president Bernd Neuendorf is currently looking for a new manager and is reportedly interested in hiring Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

According to Norwegian writer Jan Aage Fjortoft, Neuendorf is content for the 56-year-old to continue as manager of the Premier League team.

Klopp is the Germans’ “dream” appointment and their “most popular choice,” but it is “unrealistic.”

This is because carrying the workload of two roles would be too much for the former Borussia Dortmund boss.

If Klopp declines the offer, the DFB is anticipated to pursue Julian Nagelsmann, who is still being paid by Bayern after leaving the Allianz Arena in March.

Nagelsmann has been linked with Chelsea and Tottenham since his dismissal, but has chosen against moving to London.

Klopp revealed in 2021 that he is open to manage his country one day.

“What’s important is that I didn’t say I didn’t want to be a national coach, but that I couldn’t,” he told Sport Bild. “That’s a significant change.

“There is a strong commitment.” Here in Liverpool, I play a vital role.

“This is my sixth year at Liverpool, and I’ve formed incredible bonds with the people I work with on a daily basis.” We rely on one another.

“Right now, in such a trying time, to say from my side: ‘I’ll be gone then?’” That won’t do.”

“There is no way to say, ‘Oh, national coach, that would be an interesting job,’” Klopp remarked. Without a doubt, that would be a huge honor, but the moment is not perfect.

“I can’t. I apologize if I let anyone down, but I can’t just walk away from my obligations.”

Liverpool are in excellent form under Klopp, whose contract at Anfield does not expire until the summer of 2026.