Jurgen Klinsmann revealed he is set to return to coaching and will be spending the summer considering job offers - from both clubs and countries.
BERLIN: Germany's former football coach Jurgen Klinsmann revealed on Thursday he is set to return to coaching and will be spending the summer considering job offers - from both clubs and countries.
Despite German press reports on Thursday stating Klinsmann had effectively ruled himself out of coaching English Premiership champions Chelsea by taking a job with German TV, the 42-year-old insists he wants to coach again.
Klinsmann will work as an analyst and commentator for pay-TV channel Arena for the next two years and will fly to Germany from his home in California for major Bundesliga games.
But the ex-German striker insists he is also ready to coach again after taking a break having led Germany to third-place at last year's World Cup on home soil.
"Whatever happens, I want to get back into the coaching game. We'll have to see whether that happens sooner or later," Klinsmann said at a press conference organised by Arena.
He said he has told his new employers he may be taking up a coaching role in the future after receiving offers "from teams and from national federations."
"I made sure Arena are aware of that, so if I accepted a coaching post, our collaboration can be suspended at any time," specified Klinsmann.
"There are a certain number of proposals from clubs and national federations on the table, I am going to wait until this summer to analyse and sort out the offers to make a decision."
Klinsmann would not specify which jobs he is considering, but he has been tipped to succeed Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.
And the former Tottenham, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich forward explained why he stood down as German coach, saying he was "burned out" after two years in charge and needed to "recharge his batteries".
"It was necessary that I took a break after the World Cup, it was difficult for my family.
"During the last 10 months, I have enjoyed a normal family life and I also took time to assess the World Cup."
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