Tim Howard: I Could '100%' Convince Jürgen Klopp to Join USMNT amid Berhalter Rumors

Former United States goalkeeper Tim Howard believes he could get a high-profile coach to take over for Gregg Berhalter as the USMNT's head coach.

In a column for the Daily Mail, Howard said that if he were in charge of the United States soccer team, he could "make a very compelling argument" to former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

"I know Klopp has only been retired a few weeks and I know he wants a break. But if we sat around his villa in Spain, I think I could lure him over here," Howard wrote. "100 percent. The money is certainly there. So my pitch would be simple: he has a young group of players who can play progressive, front-foot soccer - exactly like his Liverpool teams. And in two years' time he can go to the biggest World Cup in history."

Howard also wrote that the job would be low-stress as Klopp wouldn't have to be on the training ground and in practices every day, which could be ideal for someone who ended a nine-year tenure with Liverpool in May.

Howard's call for the United States to push for Klopp comes amid a disappointing Copa América exit earlier this week. The U.S. fell to Uruguay 1-0 on Monday to prevent it from advancing to the knockout round and leaving the team with just one victory over Bolivia to show for in the tournament.

While Howard didn't necessarily call for Berhalter's firing, he urged the United States to go all out in its next coaching search should it move on from its current head coach.

"If they decide that Gregg Berhalter cannot survive this Copa America campaign, if they decide another manager must lead the USMNT into a home World Cup in 2026, then they have to go for the jackpot," Howard wrote.

Since Berhalter began his second stint as head coach of the USMNT in 2023, the team has yet to produce a signature win despite, as Howard noted, having "the best footballers that America has ever produced."

Whether the United States will move on from Berhalter is unclear, but Howard has a replacement in mind if it does.