RB Leipzig have the chance to pile the misery on Liverpool tonight, as the two sides meet in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Liverpool are in dismal form right now, and a trip to take on a dangerous Leipzig side is far from ideal.
Jurgen Klopp will go head-to-head with compatriot Julian Nagelsmann, who has been compared to the Reds boss in recent times.
Nagelsmann excelled with Hoffenheim before taking over at Leipzig in 2019, where he has won almost 60% of his games in an impressive spell.
Still only 33, Nagelsmann is a quite remarkable young coach, and he certainly has admirers in the Premier League should he ever want the move.
The Athletic only reported on Monday that Tottenham Hotspur admire Nagelsmann amid some question marks over Jose Mourinho’s long-term future at the club.
Nagelsmann has now spoken to The Telegraph about his future, and admitted that he can imagine heading to England to become a Premier League manager just like Klopp.
Nagelsmann did though suggest that he could also stay in Germany for his whole career, meaning Tottenham won’t have it easy if they do try to land him.
“I have a contract now until 2023 so I think I will stay in Leipzig,” said Nagelsmann. ”The Premier League is a very interesting league and I can imagine it could be a big aim to be a big manager in the Premier League one day like Jurgen who is very successful. It could be a step in the future.”
“But, you know, in soccer it’s not that easy to plan ‘how long will you be a manager in Leipzig? When will you go to the Premier League?’ I could imagine going to the Premier League. I could imagine staying as a manager in the Bundesliga for my whole career. It’s cool to be a manager in my own country. I love it. But then perhaps in the future we can meet face-to-face in the Premier League, who knows,” he added.
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