Klopp was the beaten manager in last year’s Champions League final as Real Madrid collected their 13th title

Jürgen Klopp will remain committed to Liverpool this summer regardless of whether Real Madrid firm up their interest in him as they begin plotting another managerial overhaul.

Klopp has been mooted by the Madrid-based sport newspaper Marca as a frontrunner to take over at the Bernabéu, with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino also set to feature on a shortlist.

Real’s season has flatlined following their stunning 4-1 home defeat (5-3 on aggregate) by Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday, which ended their 1,012 day reign as European champions.

Klopp is regarded by the Spanish club’s hierarchy as the sort of elite coach needed to oversee a new era, with Real having also been knocked out of the Copa del Rey and