Jurgen Klopp's first job as Red Bull chief is to complete takeover for new club

Soon after making his return to gainful employment, Red Bull's new Head of Global Football, Jurgen Klopp, will be tasked with completing the takeover of a second-tier team on the rise

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already been handed his first task as Red bull's new Head of Global Football - and it's a big one.

The German tactician ended his nine-year reign at the Anfield helm in July and has watched football from the sidelines in recent months. However, his remit will turn global once he officially gets underway in his new role leading Red Bull's operations from January 1.

And speculation suggests he'll be the man in place to complete the energy drink company's proposed takeover of Paris FC. The Blues currently sit top of France's second tier and is prime position to land a place in Ligue 1 for the first time since 1979.

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L'Equipe reported Red Bull is ready to team up with the Arnault family - who own LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moet and Hennessey) - on a tag-team takeover. That would make Red Bull one of the new shareholders to give the Austrian company a presence in France.

Red Bull already owns a collection of clubs across the world, including RB Leipzig (Germany), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), the New York Red Bulls (United States) and Red Bull Bragantino (Brazil). And the opportunity to embed themselves as a potential rival to Paris Saint-Germain could have big implications.

Paris FC's current owners - Pierre Ferracci and the Kingdom of Bahrain - are understood to already be deep in discussions over the terms of the deal. However, there's time for Klopp to play a big part in any takeover as he prepares for the next chapter of his football career.

According to reports, the Arnault family will purchase around 55% of Paris FC's shares while Ferracci retains roughly 30% until 2027, when those shares will then also be sold to LVMH. Red Bull is expected to buy the remaining 15% of the club, though the timeline of that investment is unspecified.

L'Equipe also reported Paris FC is expected to have up to €300million (£250m) at its disposal in the coming years if the takeover goes through. Red Bull and Arnault envision the club cementing its status in Ligue 1 and becoming a Champions League contender in the not-too-distant future.

Klopp knows all too well the capability Red Bull has in building such projects, having watched Leipzig grow into a Bundesliga force during his time at Borussia Dortmund. Now on the other side of the table, he's due to take centre stage in growing Red Bull's empire before attempting to replicate that success in the French capital.