New Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp has warned that he will walk away from the job if the German media fails to respect his family’s privacy.

The former Liverpool manager, who returned to coaching after leaving Anfield in 2024, was officially unveiled on Friday, July 24, after signing a contract that will keep him in charge of Germany until the end of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

During his unveiling, the 59-year-old referenced the intense media scrutiny faced by his predecessor, Julian Nagelsmann, and made it clear that while he is ready to accept criticism, his family should remain off limits.

“It is my mission to make the national team squad a better team and hope the pool for me to choose from will be bigger, but it is not something I am doing against you, I am doing it for you. It is an honour,” Klopp said.

“I will be remunerated very graciously, and if tomorrow Jürgen Klopp is s**, I will be gone. But if the DFB says let us discontinue the job, then that’s it. And if you behave badly and don’t leave my family in peace, I’ll be gone. I’ll just turn away. I know there are other countries where national team head coaches are treated even worse. I love this job, but I am also ready to call it quits if needs be.”*

Klopp also revealed that managing the German national team represents the pinnacle of his coaching career.

“Jürgen Klopp is not going to have any ‘career’ after the national team. This is the pinnacle, the high point of my footballing career as a coach. I will give everything I’ve got, and I have the best possible assistant coaching team.”

The German Football Association (DFB) turned to Klopp after Julian Nagelsmann resigned following Germany’s disappointing World Cup campaign, which ended in a penalty shootout defeat to Paraguay in the Round of 32.

Despite the excitement surrounding his appointment, Klopp urged fans to keep their expectations realistic.

“Jürgen Klopp being in the job doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to be world champions,” he said.