German coach Jürgen Klopp has taken up his post as head of global soccer for Red Bull. This is his first job since he left Liverpool last year.

Red Bull is the owner of several clubs, including Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.

The former Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Mainz head coach is to provide strategic vision, support scouting and develop coaches. He will not be involved in the everyday running of the Red Bull clubs, which stretch from Leipzig and Salzburg to the USA, Brazil and Japan.

"It's pretty much what I wanted to do. I finished seven months ago at Liverpool. I did that consciously," he told a press conference in Salzburg on Tuesday.

"I don't want to be a passenger or a prominent person in the room. I really want to put some value on it… How it will look we will see. There is not one plan that works for all teams."

Having been named to the post last October, Klopp officially began work at Red Bull on January 1,........

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