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Leipzig (dpa) - Ralf Rangnick would be ready.
As the first possible successor to national coach Joachim Löw, the 62-year-old showed great interest on Wednesday evening.
It is a "position that leaves no one in Germany indifferent," said the former trainer of RB Leipzig on Sky.
Basically, he could imagine anything.
“For me, it's primarily a question of timing.
At the moment I'm free, ”said Rangnick.
Apparently, the DFB has not yet contacted us.
The association surprisingly announced on Tuesday, at least at this point, that Löw would stop this summer after the EM.
The discussion about possible successors developed immediately - Rangnick is one of the most frequently played names, along with Jürgen Klopp (53) from Liverpool and Löw's former assistant Hansi Flick (56) from Bayern.
Klopp waved it off again on Wednesday, Flick is still under contract with the German record champions until 2023.
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"Ralf Rangnick would be good for the DFB," praised Klopp in the evening shortly before the Liverpool Champions League game in Budapest against Rangnick's ex-club Leipzig.
«That would be my first solution.
Luckily he still has time. "
Rangnick is regarded as a football “professor”, he was also responsible for sporting development at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga before he worked as a coach and sports director at RB.
Most recently, a supposedly possible engagement with AC Milan and Chelsea FC did not materialize.
Contrary to speculation about possible conflict potential, Rangnick was open to working with DFB director Oliver Bierhoff.
«I could imagine that a collaboration with Oliver Bierhoff would be very fruitful.
It would be helpful to have someone who already knows the customs, ”said Rangnick.
At the DFB, “we are working and thinking in the right direction in many areas”.
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DFB President Fritz Keller, who is holding a press conference with Löw and Bierhoff this Thursday (from 1.30 p.m.), said in the DFB announcement that a successor was being sought “calmly and with a sense of proportion”.
There is also speculation about U21 national coach Stefan Kuntz (58) and Löw's current assistant Marcus Sorg (55).
Klopp is particularly considered to be the preferred candidate for the fans of the national team.
The former Mainz and Dortmund resident doesn't seem to be, at least this time.
“First of all, it's an honor to be asked.
But I say: No, I have a contract, and even if Liverpool throws me out of here: When my time here is up, I'll take a year off first, "said Klopp at Sky.
He reiterated: “It just doesn't work that way.
And accordingly: No. "
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