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Jorg Schmadtke is set to become Liverpool’s new sporting director ahead of a crucial transfer window for the Reds. Schmadtke will take over from Julian Ward, who was only promoted into the role last summer when he replaced Michael Edwards.

The 59-year-old has previously held similar positions in his native Germany, working at Aachen, Hannover, Cologne and most recently Wolfsburg. We’ve taken a look at some of the best – and worst – pieces of transfer business he has overseen at those clubs.



Schmadtke really exploited the free-agent market in 2010 and signed Stindl on a bosman following his departure from Karlsruher SC.



He moved to Benfica in 2020 but Schmadtke continued to follow his progress and brought the striker to Wolfsburg in a €12m deal in 2021.



During his time at Wolfsburg, Schmadtke made a huge mistake by sanctioning Osimhen’s €3.5m move to Belgian side Charleroi in 2019.