Bombastic news from Italy: Jurgen Klopp makes a surprise return, accepts the coaching job at the famous club

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is set to return to his coaching career after reportedly accepting the job offered by Italian club Roma.

After an eight-year stint at Liverpool, Klopp announced his retirement from coaching to become head of global football operations for Red Bull, which has clubs around the world.

However, the Italian newspaper The print reported sensational news on Monday evening. According to them, the German coach has agreed to take over at Roma and surprisingly has agreed to return to training.

According to @The print, Jürgen Klopp has said yes to becoming the new manager of AS Roma. pic.twitter.com/aOfRQJ7Kre

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Klopp will take over from the legendary Claudio Ranieri, who agreed to take charge of Roma this season to save them and return them to normality after previously stepping down. Of course, he only agreed to manage his beloved club until the end of the season.

According to The print, Ranieri will remain at the club as a sort of advisor to Klopp, all to make it easier for the German coach in a new country and league. As a reminder, this will be Klopp's debut in Serie A, after having enjoyed great success in Germany and England.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Jurgen Klopp has agreed to take over AS Roma next season replacing Claudio Ranieri, according to a report from La Stampa in Italy. The outlet claims Klopp said "Yes" on Sunday night.

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The same source claims that Klopp gave his consent to president Dan Friedkin on Sunday, May 18 at 22:57 p.m., after Roma defeated Milan in the derby of the week in Serie A. The negotiations took a long time.

Klopp was promised major reinforcements and with his arrival, many players will arrive who should make Roma competitive in the title race. /Telegraph/