Oliver Mintzlaff seems open to being the intermediary who could pave the way for Jürgen Klopp to take over as Germany coach in the near future.

These developments come at a time when Red Bull is facing widespread criticism across the various sports it is involved in.

The CEO of Red Bull, (50 years old), faces many challenges in managing the company's sports empire, based in Fuschl am See, Austria.

In Formula 1, the worst-case scenario is the departure of Max Verstappen, a four-time world champion. Red Bull is still far from winning the title in the current season.

In other sports where Red Bull competes with its own teams, the biggest successes have also not materialized.

Things are not going well in the Red Bull sports empire.

Ironically, the same applies to football, despite the prominent position Jürgen Klopp holds as head of global football since the beginning of 2025.

The announcement of RB Leipzig's separation from coach Ole Werner after a convincing season in the Bundesliga is evidence of the negative image the company suffers in public relations.

It is now expected that Mintzlaff will allow Klopp, the media face of Red Bull, to move to work with the German Football Association (DFB).

Reports from Austria indicate that discontent is beginning to seep into some circles, with the newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten describing Klopp's performance at Red Bull as an 'outright sporting failure'.

Mintzlaff is preparing for talks with the president of the German Football Association, Bernd Neuendorf, and the president of the league association, Hans-Joachim Watzke, on Tuesday.

The DFB duo recently concluded successful negotiations with Klopp during a short visit to New York regarding him taking over as national team coach as a replacement for Julian Nagelsmann, who resigned.

If the trio reach an agreement, the path will be clear for Klopp to join the German Football Association.

Reports indicate that the focus is on creative solutions. Klopp's transfer fee does not seem to be the main issue. It is also not expected that Klopp will continue to work as a brand ambassador for Red Bull. Other forms of compensation are being proposed, such as hosting international matches at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.

About a year and a half ago, Mintzlaff described Klopp as 'without a doubt the most important signing in Red Bull's football history,' saying: 'We expect valuable and decisive contributions in key areas to make the clubs, collectively and individually, better.'

At Red Bull, the former middle-distance runner and CEO of RB Leipzig, Mintzlaff, is responsible for all of the company's sports activities, which are many: two Formula 1 teams, other football clubs in the United States, Japan, and Brazil, two ice hockey clubs, plus a cycling team currently aiming for success in the Tour de France with German rider Florian Lipowitz and twice Olympic champion Belgian Remco Evenepoel.

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