US Soccer 'makes contact with Jurgen Klopp to replace fired Gregg Berhalter' as they hope to lure former Liverpool boss back into management

US Soccer chiefs person reportedly held talks with Jurgen Klopp over nan anticipation of him taking complaint of nan USMNT. 

The USA is connected nan hunt for a caller coach aft Gregg Berhalter was fired connected Wednesday, pursuing nan nation's disappointing showing astatine Copa America connected location soil.

Klopp is presently retired of activity aft leaving Liverpool earlier this year, pinch nan German intending to return a break from management.

But, according to The Independent, US Soccer has made Klopp its apical target arsenic it builds towards a location World Cup successful 2026.

The 57-year-old insisted he was 'running retired energy' aft astir a decade astatine Liverpool. But he precocious ruled retired retiring rather yet. 

'It's retired of nan mobility that I'll extremity moving altogether,' Klopp said. 'But I don't spot myself continuing astatine nan aforesaid gait arsenic earlier astatine nan moment.' 

The German, 1 of nan astir dressed up coaches successful nan game, won the Premier League and Champions League during an illustrious 9 years successful complaint astatine Anfield.  

Following nan USMNT's exit astatine nan group stages of Copa America, DailyMail.com columnist Tim Howard vowed to fly to Spain to seduce Klopp to lead nan US into a location World Cup successful 2026.

The German has truthful acold not straight addressed nan calls for him to return complaint but he did tease fans pinch a societal media connection connected 4th of July. 

'It’s nan cleanable time to deliberation astir my trips pinch Liverpool to nan States... we’ve had a awesome clip & nan US fans are electric! Happy 4th of July,' Klopp wrote alongside a action of snaps from pre-season tours.