Liverpool appointed Jörg Schmadtke as their sporting director towards the end of May and he arrived at Anfield after working in Germany for over two decades.
Subsequently, the Reds have turned to the Bundesliga to sign Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig earlier in this window.
Sky Deutschland say the Liverpool director ‘does not rule out’ signing another player from Germany in this window. They also interviewed him and, naturally, asked about the German market.
“Of course, there are always players in Germany who are attractive. Then my experience on the market is in demand,” he said.
“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 of course easier for me. But it’s not like we’ve now turned all our telescopes to Germany.”
Jürgen Klopp has seen Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keïta all leave the club as free agents. The midfield duo of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho are now wanted by Saudi Arabian sides and could be on their way out of Liverpool.
This has left the Merseyside club to reshape their squad for the new season and Sky say Schmadtke has an ‘active role’ to help the Reds achieve it.
“Rejuvenate, keep money together and still be successful on the pitch,” Schmadtke explained.
The sporting director has insisted his job is to assist Klopp, who is the “decision maker”, in carrying out Liverpool’s transfer business.
On his future with the Premier League side, Schmadtke said: “We’ll wait until the end of August. We have 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, we shake hands and I might get a ticket if I want to drop by.”
