Liverpool cult hero Erik Meijer believes that potential sporting director Jorg Schmadtke will be a huge positive for the club.

Media reports have stated that former VFL Wolfsburg man Schmadtke will take charge of the role that Julian Ward is vacating this summer.

Meijer hopes the Anfield club can find gems in the transfer market, similarly to how they signed Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane several years ago.

He told The Mail: "Jorg finds managers that can make clubs better and players that managers can make better. And that is what Jurgen Klopp loves; players you can make better, he never wants the finished article.

"He much prefers being with those who know their best days are in front of them. Jurgen, I believe, respects him a lot. He wants people around him that are the best at their jobs.

"Jurgen has never said he knows the answer for everything. He doesn't want people who will only say yes or do what he says. Jorg is his own man and not afraid to speak out when he has a strong view."