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Ben Willcocks
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10:43
Klopp closes in on countryman Schmadtke
Liverpool are set to throw everyone at a summer rebuild at the end of the season, and Jurgen Klopp is on the verge of landing highly respected German sporting director Jorg Schmadtke.
The Reds have been linked with a handful of candidates, including Monaco's Paul Mitchell, but seem set to appoint another German into the Anfield hierarchy.
