New upswing for Red Bull Salzburg: Klopp does the say!

New upswing for Red Bull Salzburg: Klopp does the say!

Salzburg, Österreich - The turbulent time at FC Red Bull Salzburg continues: Pep Lijnders was released after only seven months as head coach, reports The New York Times . Under his leadership, the team was disappointing and is currently in fifth place in the Austrian Bundesliga with just five wins from 16 league games, a whopping 10 points behind the leading Sturm Graz. The balance sheet is also catastrophic in the Champions League, with five defeats from six games.

The board of Red Bull, represented by CEO Stephan Reiter and sports director Rouven Schroder, sees the need for a new impulse and is already looking intensively for a successor. "We realized that our team needed a new incentive," they said while thanking Lijnders for his commitment and commitment. This decision comes just two weeks before Jürgen Klopp took office as "Head of Global Soccer" at Red Bull - a change that arouses high expectations. Mario Gomez, who acts as a technical director, has extended his contract until 2028 and will take responsibility for Red Bull's football empire together with Klopp, reports Laola1 .

upheaval at Red Bull

The dismissal of Lijnders, who previously worked as an assistant from Klopp at Liverpool, became necessary because the sporting progress failed to materialize. Despite a promising start, his ambitions failed to perform the title defense in the Bundesliga and better performance in Europe. In addition, strategic wrong decisions and injury problems have further burdened the season. Now it is up to the Red Bull responsible for finding the next trainer who is supposed to get the team back on track. Klopp will take a key role in the football area from January 1, 2025 and work closely with Gomez, which could bring about changes.