It came as no surprise to hear of interest in Liverpool's soon-to-be-vacant sporting director role being made public this week.
Barely a week on from the news that Julian Ward was set to step down next summer after just a year in the job, news started to filter through from Germany about his potential successor.
Sven Mislintat is keen to throw his hat into the ring it seems and as far as sporting director gigs go in football, Liverpool's is surely one of the most coveted. So given Jurgen Klopp 's links with the former Borussia Dortmund talent-spotter, it was no real shock to see that particular story surface on Wednesday.
