Borussia coach Klopp opens door to EPL move

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has opened the door to an English Premier League (EPL) move by admitting that England is the only other country in which he would work and that he would happily talk with interested clubs.

Klopp will bring his team to the Emirates Stadium here Tuesday for a Champions League match against Arsenal Thursday and is regarded among the best and most charismatic young coaches in Europe, reports Daily Telegraph.

Although Dortmund are currently languishing down in 15th place in the Bundesliga, Klopp has twice guided his team to the German title and also reached the Champions League final of 2013.

He was previously pursued by Chelsea and is believed to feature prominently on the succession-planning list at Arsenal for Arsene Wenger.

His potential availability, though, would also be of interest to other Premier League clubs, with Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool all having made disappointing starts to the season.

Regarding working in England, Klopp said: "I think it's the only country I think where I should work, next to Germany because it's the only country I know the language a little bit and I need the language for my work. If somebody will call me, then we will talk about it."

Klopp, who took the Borussia job in 2008, also admitted that he can't guarantee the future of star winger Marco Reus, who is coveted by a series of leading European clubs. Dortmund have also lost strikers Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski in recent seasons to Bayern Munich.

"We had very successful years and we could not keep all these players. Not all of them stayed here. They had their own dreams, their own situations, different ideas, whatever. So we will see," the 47-year-old Klopp said.

"The most important thing is the story of this club will go on. We'll have to do it with other players. It's not our idea to keep this team together until the end and they go away. That was not the idea. We did it because of the potential of these players."