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·1 December 2022

Sven Mislintat: Who is the Liverpool-linked sporting director candidate?

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The current sporting director of Liverpool Julian Ward looks set to leave his role at the end of this season, meaning potential new candidates are emerging as to who could possibly be taking over.

Rumours suggest that an old friend of Jurgen Klopp‘s could be the man to fill the vacancy, who goes by the name of Sven Mislintat.


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Florian Plettenberg, a Sky Journalist who has close links to Klopp‘s agent, has reported that the former Borussia Dortmund chief scout Sven Mislintat is a serious candidate and he would certainly be open to reuniting with Klopp – this time in Merseyside.

But this begs the question – who is he? Is he the right fit for Liverpool? Find out everything you need to know about Sven Mislintat below.

Who is Sven Mislintat?

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Sven Mislintat is a 49-year-old German football scout and sporting director. He is nicknamed “Diamantenauge” which roughly translates into English as Diamond Eye, which was christened his sobriquet for his remarkable ability in spotting football players.

His first big scouting role was at Borussia Dortmund and spanned from 2006 to 2017 – which is where he got to know the current Liverpool boss. During his time with the Bundesliga side, he signed some simply incredible players such as Robert LewandowskiPierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mats Hummels.

After his long stint with Dortmund, he then moved to the Premier League and performed the same role at Arsenal from 2017 to 2019. He was instrumental in bringing Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal from Manchester United for obvious reasons.

He left Arsenal In 2019 and was hired briefly as sporting director at VfB Stuttgart. Now he remains out of work – which means a role at Anfield could most definitely be on the horizon.

What could Sven Mislintat bring to Liverpool?

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Liverpool have been notorious for their excellent recruitment over the last decade. They have managed to acquire some serious bargains and integral players such as Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and many more which has made them one of the most formidable teams in world football.

With Sven Mislintat’s keen eye for a player, the same strategy could certainly be adapted. He also has a reputation for acquiring players for cheap and selling on for a hefty profit, with two signings at Borussia Dortmund of Shinji Kagawa and Ousmane Dembele massively backing up this idea.

With FSG still in charge (who knows for how long) this strategy may need to be implemented if Liverpool still wants to have the financial capacity to compete with the world’s biggest clubs for years to come.

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