Former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp would not want to take over at a club without a sporting director, according to his agent.
Klopp will take a year out of the game after leaving Dortmund but has been widely tipped to join a Premier League club next, with his former colleague Eckhard Krautzun even admitting the 47-year-old had spoken about his desire to manage Manchester United.
Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke, however, insists the German would prefer to join a club with a sporting director in place, a model that is not popular in England.
Kosicke told SPOX: "The Premier League is very exciting.
"And we do not only think about the top four because there are some other great clubs below them. But I am not sure the profile of the job could work.
"In Germany there is a clear separation between manager and sporting director and I think in principle this is very good.
"Jurgen does not like to speak to player's agents or to carry out a transfer. So we have to see which is the most useful arrangement."
Kosicke added: "It is always all about the challenge.
"When Jurgen signed for Dortmund there were other clubs who had better prestige and were in better financial mood at this time. Nevertheless he decided for Dortmund.
"He has the great ability to develop things.
"If he goes into a stadium, feels the energy and thinks that he can make a difference here this could be more attractive to him than going with the big deals and aim for the treble."
