Wolfsburg manager Niko Kovac has tipped Jorg Schmadtke to succeed in the Premier League amid links with Liverpool.
Following the Reds' sixth successive win in the Premier League, the German chief emerged as a surprise frontrunner to succeed Julian Ward as sporting director at Anfield. The hunt has been ongoing for someone to fill the role with Ward leaving the club at the end of next month having spent only a year in the position as successor to Michael Edwards.
It has emerged that the 59-year-old is now the clear favourite, with a report in the Telegraph suggesting he is set to be appointed. The ECHO understands that while the German is in the frame for the job, nothing has yet been finalised.
