The news that Jurgen Klopp is to become Red Bull’s Global Head of Soccer certainly turned some heads when it was reported on Wednesday.The man who only left Liverpool five months ago, at the end of

Jurgen Klopp is to become the new head of global soccer at Red Bull. Klopp is set to start his new position on January 1, 2025. The German will oversee Red Bull’s international football network, marking his first appointment since stepping down as manager of Liverpool at the end of last season.

Red Bull's soccer empire has long been considered one of the best examples of soccer player and staff talent development and arguably the leading example of how a multi-club system can actually work and thrive in European soccer and beyond.