Liverpool FC appoint Jorg Schmadtke as new sporting director

The 59-year-old will begin his new role on June 1 and will take over from Julian Ward, who will leave this summer after more than a decade at the club.

WELCOME TO ANFIELD: Liverpool name Jorg Schmadtke as new sporting director. (Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)

Liverpool FC have confirmed that Jorg Schmadtke has been appointed as the club's new sporting director.

Schmadtke joins the Reds following a spell of more than four years in the same role with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, which he left at the beginning of 2023.