Jürgen Klopp has “reached an agreement on the key points” to become the next Germany head coach, the German football association (DFB) has announced. The 59-year-old former Liverpool manager is expected to sign a contract until 2030, replacing Julian Nagelsmann - presumably after Germany's embarrassing World Cup exit to Paraguay in the last 32.

A DFB statement revealed that president Bernd Neuendorf and vice-president Hans-Joachim Watzke held their first in-depth talks with Klopp in New York, where they “reached an agreement on the key points of a potential contract.” Talks will continue next week, pending an agreement with Klopp’s current employer, Red Bull. The statement added that any contract must be finalized in a joint meeting of the supervisory board and shareholders’ meeting of DFB GmbH & Co. KG, because nothing says football like corporate governance.