[Saba Sports News] According to German media, DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and Vice President Hans-Joachim Watzke flew to New York this local Friday for a four-hour-and-fourteen-minute meeting with Jürgen Klopp, the top candidate to take charge of the German men’s national team. Prior to the talks, the two sides had largely reached an agreement on the basic framework of a potential partnership. Even so, Neuendorf made the trip to the United States to meet Klopp in person. After all, the DFB president was unwilling to finalise one of the most significant appointments in German football remotely over video calls. Klopp is expected to sign a contract with the German FA that runs until after the 2030 World Cup. His annual salary will be at least marginally higher than that of his predecessor Julian Nagelsmann. That said, money is not Klopp’s primary concern; his priority lies with German football as a whole.
The editor believes that following a devastating failure at the World Cup, the DFB has turned to a heavyweight figure like Jürgen Klopp to win back German supporters’ hearts. Nearly every German fan recognises that regardless of whether Klopp can restore German football to its former glory, he stands out as the only viable candidate for the job at this juncture.