Jurgen Klopp flirts with USMNT coaching job in Independence Day post as rumors swirl

Klopp, who was picked by ex-USMNT player and media personality Alexi Lalas in an exclusive interview with The Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel to replace coach Gregg Berhalter, was the FIFA Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2020.

“Someone like Jürgen Klopp is out there,” Lalas told The Post. “I know people scoff at the idea of someone with his pedigree and background would ever consider doing this. But until you have the conversation, you don’t know.”

Well, if his Instagram post is any indication, it looks as though he would be more than willing to discuss the job with the United States Soccer Federation.

Berhalter’s job is on the chopping block after horrific results at the Copa America tournament, losing to Panama and Uruguay on home soil.

The USSF released a statement earlier this week that they will be conducting a “comprehensive review of our performance.”

Berhalter’s group lost to Panama in the group stage while constantly battling with the referees against Uruguay in another 1-0 defeat Monday.

Lalas added that if U.S. soccer does indeed move on from Berhalter, the federation that controls the search for a new coach would be “derelict in their duty not to have a conversation with Klopp.”

“He might say that he doesn’t want to do it, but you leave no stone unturned in terms of going out and trying to identify and lure in the best in the world,” Lalas said to the Post.