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Schmadtke continues
Jorg Schmadtke’s future has been uncertain recently, and Max Eberl, the former sporting director of RB Leipzig, was mentioned as a possible replacement by Bild last week.
These connections have been refuted, according to James Pearce of The Athletic, by “senior Anfield figures.”
Eberl resigned from his role with the Bundesliga team for “failure to commit” to the organization despite rumors of a transfer to Bayern Munich.
According to reports, the German champions are still interested parties, and Schmadtke is noted with having a lot of power at Anfield.
with the Bundesliga side after “failure to commit” to the club amid reports linking him with a switch to Bayern Munich.
The German champions remain reportedly interested parties, while Schmadtke is credited with having significant influence behind the scenes at Anfield.
“All parties agreed to sit down after the transfer window closed to discuss the summer and how the arrangement was working out,” Pearce wrote.
“Schmadtke mentioned that they might just shake hands and decide to part ways at that point. His continued employment in the position is evidence of how highly his contributions over the last four and a half months have been valued.
