Jorg Schmadtke drops Liverpool transfer hint and details talks with Jurgen Klopp

Jorg Schmadtke has explained the terms of his contract - and given a hint over summer transfer plans.

The German, 59, was appointed to the key club backroom position in May and has had a busy start to life at Anfield.

First on the agenda was finalising the £35m deal to sign Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton. Shortly after that came a £60m swoop for Dominik Szoboszlai.

Szoboszlai was secured from RB Leipzig in Germany - and Schmadtke has refused to rule out further arrivals from the Bundesliga.

Schmadtke

"Of course there are always players in Germany who are attractive. Then my experience on the market is in demand. Because of course I know a little bit about how payment is made, how the other side proceeds in negotiations.

"The German market is my home market and easier for me, of course. But it's not like we've all pointed our telescopes to Germany."

"We're waiting until the end of August. We've signed an annual contract, but have the opportunity to ask each other in August, are we both still sure or not? If someone isn't sure, then we shake hands and I might get a ticket if I want to stop by."

Schmadtke also addressed the remit of his role and how things work with Klopp.

He said: "We [him and Klopp] phoned in advance and exchanged views, but the distribution of roles in England is completely clear: we have an owner who has a say in decisions and we have Jurgen Klopp who is not only coach, but the manager, ie the decision-maker.

"It's about giving him the best possible templates so that he can make the best possible decisions. The most important thing is that you have an understanding of your role and everyone sticks to their role.

"That's why it's there. No problems, on the contrary: we sit together a lot, discuss a lot - but we also have a lot of fun."

Schmadtke added:

"I am a sports director and basically a service provider. I try to take things away from Jurgen so that he can focus on his core business. Nevertheless, it is clear that in the end he is the decision-maker.

"The understanding of the role is clear for everyone involved. It is about filtering things from the individual departments and then presenting Jurgen with the best possible basis for a decision. Decisions are then made on this basis. "