The Reds are looking for a replacement for Klopp but will first try to bring in a sporting director after Jörg Schmadtke leaves the club at the end of the January transfer window. There is expected to be intense movement on this front. .However, sources have told 90min there are no candidates to fill the vacancy at this stage, with Liverpool even contacting former sporting director Michael Edwards to see if he would be interested in returning on a consulting basis and helping them to find another suitable name. . . In an informal interview with FSG chairman and club director Mike Gordon, Edwards dismissed the possibility.
Edwards, who left Liverpool at the end of the 2021/22 season, is currently a non-executive director of sports consultancy Ludonautics, which he co-founded with former Liverpool scouting director Ian Graham. West Ham United’s Tim Staden and Newcastle United’s Dan Ashworth are among the players highly regarded by Liverpool decision-makers. However, Paul Mitchell, AS Monaco’s most recent sporting director, is not expected to be a front-runner, although he was previously considered by Liverpool.
What is interesting about Liverpool’s search for a new sporting director is that rivals Manchester United are also looking to fill such vacancies ahead of the summer transfer window, so their candidates may overlap with the profile they are looking for.
