As confirmed by the Deutsche Fussball Bund and the man himself, Joachim Low will be stepping down as the national team coach of Germany following their participation in this year’s European Championship. This will see the 61-year-old end his stint as the longest-serving national team coach in the history of the sport.
Low has been successful in his coaching of Die Mannschaft, having led them to the peak of the mountain of international football with the World Cup win in 2014 against Argentina in the final. Things haven’t been as good as they once were, and recent times have shown that in Germany’s performances.
There has been speculation as to whether Low will be returning to club football after almost two decades away from the scene, and recent updates regarding the German coach could be suggesting exactly that.
Reliable German journalist Christian Falk has confirmed that Low is indeed learning Spanish in his downtime, as possible preparation for a new job. Falk has also mentioned that Low talked about managing Real Madrid at some point in his career, and that could finally happen if Madrid chooses to appoint him as the replacement for Zinedine Zidane.
It’s no secret that Real Madrid are still heavily reliant on their old guard that comprises Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric. The three, along with Marcelo, will need to be replaced along with the other players entering, or in their 30s right now in the near future, and that is something that Madrid will want to hand to somebody else.
If that is, in fact, what they choose, then Low could be a good choice considering his recent history of relying on young talent for the German national team.
