With Jorg Schmadtke’s appointment at Liverpool now confirmed, Julian Ward’s tenure as the Reds’ sporting director is nearly over.
The German will officially start work on June 1 as Ward steps aside, having caught club bosses off-guard when handing in his notice last November. He had, after all, only officially replaced Michael Edwards as sporting director the previous summer.
As a result, Ward has only directly overseen two transfer windows at Anfield, though he would lead Liverpool’s efforts in January 2022 ahead of replacing Edwards the following summer.
