Jakarta –
Former Borussia Dortmund player, Kevin Grosskreutz, was disappointed that Juergen Klopp accepted the proposal from the Red Bull Group. He did not expect Klopp to join the Red Bull.
Klopp officially accepted an proposal from the Red Bull Group to become Head of Global Soccer. He will oversee clubs owned by Red Bull in various parts of the world, such as Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil.
This man from Germany started his new job on January 1 2025. Klopp returned to football after leaving the Liverpool manager’s chair at the end of last season.
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However, Klopp’s decision to join the Red Bull Group was criticized by a number of parties. One of them is his former child at Borussia Dortmund, Kevin Grosskreutz.
Grosskreutz is disappointed that Klopp will be on RB Leipzig’s side. Leipzig is one of Dortmund’s rivals for being at the top of the Bundesliga.
The Red Bulls also became one of the most hated clubs in Germany because they circumvented the 50+1 rule when they were acquired by Red Bull.
Grosskreutz still can’t believe he took this step in his career. Even though he was disappointed, Grosskreutz still respected Klopp, who had a big influence on his career. Grosskreutz twice tasted Bundesliga champions under Klopp while playing for Die Borussen.
“I woke up, there were 30 messages on my phone and I thought: ‘What happened?’ I thought I was dreaming, then I hoped it was fake news,” Grobkreutz said podcast quarter hour of football.
“Two hours later, the news was official. It was quite surprising and sad. For some reason, the news hadn’t really sunk in yet. I don’t think anyone expected it. It was very, very strange and I couldn’t really understand it yet.
It’s like a surprise! Despite that, he is my friend and I owe him a lot. And I will always be grateful to him,” he explained.
(pur/mrp)
