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Liverpool are set to appoint football executive Jorg Schmadtke as the club’s new sporting director.
Schmadtke has worked in similar roles across German football across the past two decades, working with Aachen, Hamburg, Koln and most recently with Wolfsburg.
The 59-year-old enjoyed a 13-year playing career as a goalkeeper, most notable for his stint with Fortuna Dusseldorf, and is a figure familiar with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp
Talks are said to have accelerated with Liverpool over recent weeks and Schmadtke now looks set to play a key role in the club’s transfer dealings.
It is believed that Schmadtke and the Reds boss share a close relationship and will work in tandem should the appointment be formalised.
Schmadtke has a reputation in Germany for being somewhat of a prickly figure with managers. Following his exit from Wolfsburg, he said in an interview with Kicker:
Schmadtke
“There are technical things, it’s about the job.
“And there are things outside of the job that I don’t have a problem with. There are even people who want to see me again and have a coffee or a beer with me. I’m not as big an a** as you may think.”
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