Saudi club holds talks with Jürgen Klopp – legendary coach ready to accept offer

Despite emphatic denials from Jürgen Klopp's long-standing agent, Saudi club Al-Ittihad is relentless in its pursuit of the legendary German tactician.

Details: According to Sacha Tavolieri, in recent months the Middle Eastern club's executives have made several concrete moves to approach the former Liverpool manager. The Saudis have prepared a lavish offer for Klopp, but not for the head coach role: he has been officially offered the position of technical director, a post where he'd be expected to take full control and oversee all of the club's transfer operations.

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Just yesterday, talks between the two parties reignited with renewed intensity. Saudi sources insist that Al-Ittihad's interest is absolutely genuine, and Klopp himself is not opposed to a potential move to the Saudi Pro League.

However, the German specialist has set a strict and uncompromising condition for the club's management: he will only consider this option and join the project after the official start of the new football season – roughly seven matches after fulfilling his current contractual obligations with the Red Bull corporation.

Reminder: Liverpool is ready to pay a huge sum for Salah's successor.