SB Nation

Jürgen Klopp leaving Borussia Dortmund, can Napoli get him?

Christof Koepsel/Getty Images

Napoli probably don't stand a chance of landing Jürgen Klopp, but they should still try.

The big news of the day -- Champions League matches aside -- is the announcement that Jürgen Klopp will be leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. The German manager found significant success during his time at the Westfalenstadion, but a trying first half to this season made moving on not just possible, but perhaps even necessary.

The news has left clubs across Europe scrambling to figure out if they can get their hands on Klopp, who twice won the Bundesliga with Dortmund and returned them to their status as one of Germany's elite clubs. Napoli will definitely be among the clubs trying to get him -- especially since they made the same effort two years ago before hiring Rafa Benitez -- but will be facing some very, very stiff competition along the way.

While Napoli can offer a tempting job for many managers, several other high-profile clubs either will or could likely have job openings to offer Klopp this summer as well. In England, Manchester City seems a near-lock to fire Manuel Pellegrini, while Arsene Wenger might -- probably won't, but might -- retire from his role at Arsenal. Real Madrid could dump Carlo Ancelotti if los Merengues fail to win anything. Paris Saint-Germain's managerial chair has been red-hot under Laurent Blanc all season.

That's some heady company to be competing with, and it means that it's very unlikely that Klopp will be patrolling the touchline at the San Paolo next season. It's fun to dream on, though, as the bespectacled German is an entertaining manager and quite good at what he does. If anyone could help Napoli take the needed "next step," it''s Klopp. Hopefully whoever Napoli do wind up with can do anywhere near as good a job as he would be capable of.

X
Log In Sign Up

If you currently have a username with "@" in it, please email support@voxmedia.com.

forgot?
forgot?
Log In Sign Up

Forgot password?

We'll email you a reset link.

If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.

Forgot username?

We'll email it to you.

If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.

Forgot password?

If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.

Try another email?

Forgot username?

If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.

Try another email?

Almost done,

By becoming a registered user, you are also agreeing to our Terms and confirming that you have read our Privacy Policy.

Join The Siren's Song

You must be a member of The Siren's Song to participate.

We have our own Community Guidelines at The Siren's Song. You should read them.

Join The Siren's Song

You must be a member of The Siren's Song to participate.

We have our own Community Guidelines at The Siren's Song. You should read them.

Spinner.vc97ec6e

Authenticating

Great!

Choose an available username to complete sign up.

In order to provide our users with a better overall experience, we ask for more information from Facebook when using it to login so that we can learn more about our audience and provide you with the best possible experience. We do not store specific user data and the sharing of it is not required to login with Facebook.