Jurgen Klopp has responded to Franz Beckenbauer's call to return to Germany and join Bayern Munich by reiterating he has a long-term contract at Liverpool.
The German, who previously won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund, has a contract at Anfield until 2022 - a deal that was handed to him a year after he initially joined the club in 2015 - with the club's owners keen to reward Klopp with another soon.
Despite his long-term deal at Anfield, however, Klopp's Champions League haul led to Germany legend Beckenbauer teling newspaper Bild: "I want nothing more than to see Klopp come to Bayern one day, it would be a good fit.
"Jurgen brought a new type of football to Germany... what he began in Dortmund, he has refined in Liverpool."
But Klopp responded by reiterating his deal at Liverpool, telling Bild: "I like Franz [Beckenbauer] - and he likes me, but I have a long-term contract at Liverpool.
"I would rather he said that than him saying and thinking that I cannot be Bayern manager.
"However, both Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have very good coaches. And what could be in five years or more, I do not know.
"Maybe there will be completely different coaches that qualify."
While calling for Klopp to take on the Bayern job because of his track record of winning titles and getting his teams to major finals, Beckenbauer also admitted that managing back in Germany would result in the 51-yar-old having more energy.
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Beckenbauer said: "I think that a job in England robs you of energy. As a manager in the Premier League, you have more responsibility than as a coach in the Bundesliga.
"With the two cup competitions and the slightly larger league, the amount of games is considerably higher than it is in Germany."