Franz Beckenbauer "wants nothing more" than Jurgen Klopp to manage Bayern Munich.
Klopp is basking in the glory of guiding Liverpool to a sixth European Cup following victory over Tottenham on Saturday night in Madrid.
The German is set for a contract extension at Anfield following his latest heroics but Beckenbauer, who won five titles with Bayern as a player and coach, would like him to return home instead.
"I want nothing more than to see Klopp come to Bayern one day, it would be a good fit," he told German newspaper Bild.
"Jurgen brought a new type of football to Germany... what he began in Dortmund, he has refined in Liverpool."
Beckenbauer believes the stress and strain of life in the Premier League will see Klopp return to the Bundesliga sooner rather than later.
"I think that a job in England robs you of energy," he added. "As a manager in the Premier League, you have more responsibility than as a coach in the Bundesliga.
"With the two cup competitions and the slightly larger league, the amount of games is considerably higher than it is in Germany."
Klopp, for his part, has moved to dampen such talk.
"I like Franz [Beckenbauer] - and he likes me, but I have a long-term contract at Liverpool," Klopp said. "I would rather he said that than him saying and thinking that I cannot be Bayern manager.
"However, both Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have very good coaches. And what could be in five years or more, I do not know.
"Maybe there will be completely different coaches that qualify."
