Jurgen Klopp's Red Bull salary compared to Liverpool after landing new role

Jurgen Klopp will reportedly earn significantly less in his new role as Red Bull's Global Head of Soccer than he did during his final contract at Liverpool manager.

Klopp signed a four-year deal with the Reds in 2022 to keep him at the club until 2026, but he cut that agreement short midway through it, citing fatigue as the reason behind his decision to leave the Reds in the summer.

In leaving Liverpool , Klopp waved good bye to a lucrative salary. French outlet L'Equipe published a report on the highest-paid managers in world football in 2023, and the German was third on the list, reportedly earning $20million per year.

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Only Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone ($39m per year) and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola ($25m per year) were earning more than Klopp at the time.

While Klopp's salary at Red Bull has not been disclosed, it is reported by German outlet Kicker that he will earn "significantly less" than he did at Liverpool.

That is hardly surprising given Klopp's workload at Red Bull is likely to be substantially lower than it was at Anfield. It was confirmed in a Red Bull statement that Klopp will not be involved in the day-to-day operations of Red Bull's soccer clubs, but rather he will "provide strategic vision, support individual sporting directors, support the organisation’s global scouting operation, and contribute to the training and development of coaches".

Klopp faced a backlash from fans of some his former clubs for taking a role in the Red Bull set-up given its controversial business model. Klopp, though, said he 'could not be more excited' to be getting started in the position at the beginning of next year.

"After almost 25 years on the sideline, I could not be more excited to get involved in a project like this,” Klopp said. “The role may have changed but my passion for football and the people who make the game what it is has not.

“By joining Red Bull at a global level, I want to develop, improve and support the incredible football talent that we have at our disposal. There are many ways that we can do this from using the elite knowledge and experience that Red Bull possesses to learning from other sports and other industries.

“Together we can discover what is possible. I see my role primarily as a mentor for the coaches and management of the Red Bull clubs but ultimately I am one part of an organisation that is unique, innovative and forward looking. As I said, this could not excite me more.”