This is Klopp’s friend who will be Liverpool’s new sports director

the period of Liverpool It wasn’t the best on the pitch or in the offices, as the English entity had to go back to find a new sports director after the departure of Julian Wardwho was appointed last summer to replace the media michael edwards, and in November he warned they would be looking for a replacement after more than a decade at the club.

All fingers now point to one name already Jurgen Klopp He knows Germany very well. He is jorg schmadtkeformer sports director of Wolfsburgto leave the bundesliga at the beginning of February and ready to take the reins of the offices of Anfield. According to the ‘Telegraph’, this veteran German soccer executive (59 years old) became the favorite after advanced talks that took place in recent days.

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schmadtke his career began in Germany Aachen in 2001, before joining the hamburg and in FC Cologne, while he recently worked for Wolfsburg. English sources confirm that the German is from Klopp’s circle and he will also work alongside well-known scouts such as Dave Fallows and Barry Hunter.

The German manager, who stands out for his stability in these positions, is known for having a straightforward personality, something Klopp greatly appreciates. One of the German soccer experts and TalkSPORT regular, kevin hatchardtook to social media to give his verdict on the future appointment, tweeting: “Very experienced, but can also be abrasive and unpopular,” Hatchard said.

An anecdote to contextualize Schmadtke’s outbursts occurred in 2016, when he apologized for throwing gum Julian Nagelsmanthen coach of Hoffenheim. That same year he was fined 6,000 euros for calling officials “eggheads”, although he later apologized to them in ‘Kicker’.

“Of course, Klopp will know him, so he has to be ready to take the bad with the good. He did a great job in Aachen and Hanoverthings improved in the background in Cologne, while Wolfsburg was a mixed picture,” said Hatchard, looking back on his past experiences.