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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Germany hold Jürgen Klopp talks after Julian Nagelsmann quits as head coach

Julian Nagelsmann (left) and Jürgen Klopp
Julian Nagelsmann (left) lasted three years as Germany’s head coach and is set to be replaced by Jürgen Klopp, who left Liverpool two years ago. Photograph: Daniel Karmann,kerstin Joensson/AFP/Getty Images

Julian Nagelsmann will step down as Germany’s head coach after the team’s disappointing showing at the World Cup, paving the way for the former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to replace the 38-year-old.

Nagelsmann agreed to leave the post he took over from Hansi Flick a little under three years ago after talks with German Football Association (DFB) officials at their headquarters in Frankfurt on Thursday.

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