Next Permanent Germany Manager Odds

With the recent news breaking out that Germany manager Joachim Low is set to leave his post at Die Mannschaft after Euro 2021, the hot topic of discussion is who will be their next manager?

The role of head coach of the German national team is one of the most prestigious roles in world football due to the successes of Low’s side, having won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they beat Argentina in the final via an extra-time winner from Mario Gotze. This tournament also saw Germany demolish home nation Brazil 7-1 in the semi-finals, as well as Miroslav Klose, become the World Cup finals all-time top scorer, with 15 goals.

Jurgen Klinsmann is the bookie’s early favourite to get the job as Germany manager. The former Tottenham striker was actually the man who Low succeeded as Germany manager, following Klinsmann guiding the national team to third place in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where his side narrowly lost to Italy in the semi-finals, before beating Portugal in the third-place playoff.

At present, this role would suit the national team and Klinsmann, as the 56-year-old currently doesn’t have a role at a club, having left Hertha Berlin in February 2020, meaning that he could take the job for just the World Cup in 2022, as he did following Germany’s miserable Euro 2004 showing. This could essentially buy Die Mannschaft more time, as the likes of Jurgen Klopp has been heavily linked to the role before Low’s shock early departure was announced.

Klinsmann is priced at 5/1 to return as Germany manager - Click here to claim this bet in your bet slip!

Next up on the list with the same odds as Klinsmann is Klopp. The Liverpool manager has been persistently linked with this managerial role, as he has given hints that he is set to leave Liverpool in 2024 with the role of Germany manager set to be in his sights.

Klopp has recently responded saying: "I will not be available as a potential coach for the German team. I have three years left at LFC, don't I? It's simple. You sign a contract and you stick to that contract. I stuck to contracts at Mainz and Dortmund." Although if recent results continue at Liverpool, the German may not even have a contract at Anfield, as they have won just three of their last 14 league fixtures.

It would be a surprise to see Klopp sacked by Liverpool, although without Champions League football, and the nature of football purely being a results business, it can’t be ruled out for him to leave Liverpool and manage the German national team.

Liverpool manager Klopp is priced at 5/1 to succeed Low after Euro 2021.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has also been linked to this role, the 71-year-old hasn’t had a managerial role since leaving Arsenal in 2018 after 22 years at the helm, departing as the most successful manager in the club’s history.

Wenger has recently admitted that he is fluent in German which could help him to stake his claim for the role, and in an interview with the Bundesliga website in 2013, he admitted his love for their league, saying that he would watch it every Saturday as “German’s live football”.

This role could perhaps be the perfect opportunity for Wenger to bow out on, as it isn’t as much of a full-time role as being a club manager is due to the fixture scheduling. Alike Klinsmann, this could also buy the board and directors of Die Mannschaft more time to make a longer-term decision if they were to appoint the Frenchman.

Wenger has the odds of 7/1 to take what would be his first managerial role since departing Arsenal in 2018.

Germany Under 21’s manager Stefan Kuntz is also rumoured to be under consideration to succeed Low as Germany manager, as he has had success managing the under 21’s since he was appointed in 2016, winning the European Championships with them in 2017.

Alike Low, Kuntz hasn’t had a glittering managerial career prior to being involved in the international setup and could progress up the ranks like Low did, as the current Germany manager was Klinsmann’s assistant at the 2006 World Cup.

Kuntz is priced at 7/1 to make the step up and manage Germany’s senior side.

Julian Nagelsmann of RB Leipzig alike Klopp has down talked chances of him becoming Germany’s next manager in the run-up to their Champions League clash with Liverpool, although nothing can ever be ruled out.

The German has an impressive CV for his age, having taken Leipzig to the Champions League semi-finals last campaign. There is little doubt that this job would be one that he would consider taking, as in the Bundesliga the dominance of Bayern Munich looks unbreakable at the present time, especially considering the fact that his current team have agreed a deal to sell Dayot Upamecano to their rivals.

The role of Germany manager could offer Nagelsmann an opportunity to further excel and give him a legendary status if he brings back an international trophy before he even turns 40, as he is currently 33-years-old.

Nagelsmann is priced at 8/1 to become the youngest national team manager in Germany’s history.

The final manager on this list is Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick.

Flick can seemingly do no wrong at present, as he won the treble with Bayern Munich last season and looks as though he’s likely to have a long successful reign with the biggest club in Germany.

What could sway him is his good relations with the DFB board, as he was Low’s assistant manager between 2006 and 2014, meaning that he was part of the coaching staff that won the 2014 World Cup, so he may want to achieve this for himself as a manager having won everything there is to win in Germany already.

The 56-year-old has the odds of 12/1 to leave Bayern and succeed the man for who he used to be the assistant to.