"Would you be up for it?"

Hertha coach? Klopp rejects Ski Aggu’s offer

Ski Aggu had a tempting offer for Jürgen Klopp - but he turned it down.(Bild: AFP/APA/Paul ELLIS, X/joonceps)

Jürgen Klopp as Hertha coach? A thought that thousands of Berliners would probably like to imagine. Including rap star Ski Aggu, who approached the cult coach directly in a nightclub about working in the German capital.

"Do you fancy becoming coach at Hertha next season?" asked the musician and BSC fan straight out. However, the hoped-for "yes" did not materialize, instead the long-serving Liverpool coach fell into loud laughter.

It was worth a try, Ski Aggu must have thought. And perhaps Klopp only said no because he had a completely different plan in mind. After all, Gareth Southgate quit as England coach on Tuesday ...