Klopp, who ended a successful nine-year stint at Liverpool last season, also coached Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, with many fans of those clubs angered by his decision to join Red Bull where he will oversee a stable of clubs such as RB Leipzig, New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg.
Fans in Mainz during a league game earlier in October even unfurled banners venting their anger at Klopp, who had spent 18 years as a Mainz player and then coach.
Many fans in Germany oppose the ownership structure of Red Bull-controlled clubs, including Leipzig where the energy drinks maker helped them, with investment injections, race through the lower divisions to reach the Bundesliga in 2016.
"You cannot make your decision depending on what reactions there will be," Klopp told the podcast of former Germany and Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, published on Oct 30.
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