Liverpool’s next sporting director appointment could depend on Bayern Munich

At Liverpool, Jörg Schmadtke currently takes on the role of sporting director, but there are links to Max Eberl, although any approach could depend on Bayern Munich.

The Reds appointed Schmadtke in May, replacing outgoing Julian Ward ahead of a crucial summer transfer window for the club.

Schmadtke signed a one-year contract, which could be renewed after three months, and while he was still in charge, reports circulated that Liverpool were “investigating” former Leipzig sporting director Eberl.

And now Sky Deutschland’s earnest Florian Plettenberg has explained that there are ‘currently’ no ‘concrete discussions or negotiations’ between the two parties as the 50-year-old ‘wants’ to join Bayern.

Eberl comes from Bayern’s academy and has long been expected to take up a role at the reigning Bundesliga champions after being dismissed from his role at Leipzig in September.
His dismissal came after just nine months in the job, which Leipzig described as a “lack of commitment” – he arrived at the club after 13 years at Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Eberl would bring a wealth of experience and expertise to Anfield, with players such as Marco Reus, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Granit Xhaka among his success stories.

But while Plettenberg goes on to claim that Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan and Eberl have a “good relationship” after expressing an interest in coming to Anfield in 2022, the next step “now depends on Bayern”.

Eberl has been tipped by German media to join Bayern and take on the role of director of football for some time now, and Liverpool will certainly be monitoring any developments closely.

Although James Pearce of The Athletic reported earlier this week that “Anfield officials played down reports” that Eberl was being considered at Anfield, that would certainly be negligent on their part.
For now, Schmadtke will remain at Liverpool and only time will tell for how long.

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The Premier League has confirmed the return to work of the Tottenham vs. Liverpool VAR blunder official.

Although England and his assistant Dan Cook were both involved in the incident against Tottenham, it has been confirmed that they will play in this weekend’s games.

Following the VAR controversy in Tottenham’s victory over Liverpool, Premier League official Darren England will resume his duties this weekend.

The match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium featured England on VAR duty when Luis Diaz’s goal was ruled offside by the on-field officials despite replays demonstrating he was clearly onside.
Later, it was discovered that England and his aide Dan Cook thought the field-level decision was actually onside.

They were both removed from participation in games that same weekend and were not chosen for the Premier League games before the break.

However, the Premier League has announced that both are coming back, with England being named the fourth official for Brentford’s match against Burnley on Saturday.
In the meantime, Cook will assist Michael Oliver when Sheffield United plays Manchester United.

The PGMOL released audio from the VAR hub that showed the officials realizing they had made the wrong call after the game had resumed, which led to a significant amount of controversy surrounding the incident.
The chief of referees Howard Webb maintains that the proper procedure was followed despite calls for the game to be stopped.

They thought about interfering in the game to end it, but they realized that is against the rules of the game, which are set by FIFA and the IFAB.

“There’s obviously a process in place that sits in the laws of the game about how we use VAR to ensure that it is delivered consistently throughout every league in the world,” said the official. And it forbids you from returning under those conditions.
They chose not to get involved as a result.

The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton is the opening match of the weekend, and Craig Pawson has been named as the official referee.

David Coote, who served as the VAR referee for a contentious match between the two teams in 2020, will be on the panel.

According to reports, the referee was undecided whether to dismiss Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for a reckless challenge on Virgil van Dijk that left the defender sidelined for a significant amount of time with an injury.

When Chelsea and Arsenal square off in the London derby, Chris Kavanagh will serve as the referee as the two teams look to build on their recent success.