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Watzke: Klopp suited to Bayern job

Jurgen Klopp would make an ideal coach for Bayern Munich, according to one of his former Borussia Dortmund colleagues.

Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke believes former coach Jurgen Klopp would make an ideal appointment for Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich.

Klopp departed Signal iduna Park at the end of last season following seven successful years in which Dortmund regularly battled Bayern at the top of the German game.

Dortmund got the better of Bayern to clinch back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012 before the Bavarian giants scooped three successive German crowns.

With Guardiola rumored to be a target for Manchester City when his contract expires in 2016, Watzke told the Rheinische Post: "Jurgen Klopp is a candidate for every top club.