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Jurgen Klopp will not be distracted by Franz Beckenbauer's praise, after Germany has identified Liverpool's manager as the ideal candidate to relive Bayern Munich's fortunes.
Liverpool beat Bayern 3-1 on Wednesday away, eliminating Bundesliga heavyweights from the Champions League in the round of 16.
Beckenbauer, winner of the World Cup and European Cup respectively with Germany and Bayern, said that the appointment of the former boss of Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena would be "the climax". Signal Iduna Park.
Klopp, however, seems determined to stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future.
"Someone said what Beckenbauer had said," he said before the Liverpool Premier League match against Fulham on Sunday.
"No, it does not put pressure on me.
"I'm lucky to know him for 14 years, it 's something quite special and I think I can say we are friends, when he talks about me in a positive way, it' s is as if the king was knighting a man "sir", he added., referring to Beckenbauer's nickname "Der Kaiser".
"I feel good here [at Liverpool] but if I lose against Fulham, what will happen then?
"I really like it when people talk about me positively, because I'm like all human beings.But I would not say that I need those praises.If my family and friends think of me in a positive way, it's important to me.I have no influence on. "
Liverpool reached the Champions League final last year, bowing to Real Madrid, and must fight Manchester City to end its long wait for a Premier League title.
"From my point of view, being here in Liverpool is a very good fit, I love it," Klopp said.
"The club has given me a lot of opportunities to develop a very good football team.
"Of course, there are a lot of people who constantly talk about things.If you win a match, you are the best.If you lose a match, you have no idea of football.It is the world that exists, but in this club, are not involved in that because we do not think that way.
"What I am going to say is that I have enough confidence to say that I am the right manager for this club right now.
"Of course, we will see how it will happen in the future – we all have to prove every day that we are in the right place, so far everything has gone well for me here – and I hope it will last a little longer. Would be cool. "
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