The recruitment drive is well and truly on at Liverpool Football Club. At least, behind the scenes it is.
In recent weeks, we’ve seen new roles being advertised by the club.
And it seems that trend is continuing.
Liverpool have posted a new vacany today that may offer us a glimpse of the reason it has been a quiet summer so far at Anfield.
It has been a relatively quiet transfer window for Liverpool fans, who have welcomed no new senior player at the club this summer.
The Reds are the only Premier League club yet to make a signing in this summer transfer window.
So far, only outgoings have been announced, with the departure of Adrian, Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip confirmed, while interest from other clubs is high over the signatures of the likes of Fabio Carvalho and Joe Gomez.
Meanwhile, apart from the sale or signing of new players, there is also much chatter and curiosity among Liverpool fans over the futures of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, who have both entered the final year of their contracts.
However, Liverpool’s latest job advert may explain why there is a delay in the sorting of the contracts of the Liverpool captain and vice captain.
Liverpool new job advert
The Reds, who saw a lot of their back-room staff leave this summer following the exit of Jurgen Klopp, today advertised an opening for the role of a ‘Player Status Manager.’
Part of the job description of the role, which was posted on the club’s official jobs website include;
- Draft and execute player contracts, scholarship agreements, permanent and temporary transfer agreements, agent agreements and related contractual documents.
- Work with the Football Operations Department to ensure associated regulatory compliance in relation to player & agent status, including dealing directly with players’ agents in this regard.
- Point of contact with agents regarding player/agent contractual and scholarship issues.
- Point of contact with Club’s Finance department regarding associated financial implications of player transactions including transfer fees, agent commission, levies, training compensation and solidarity contributions.
- Assist with work permit processes for players.
Although it is widely expected that Liverpool’s sporting director Richard Hughes will be in charge of handling the details of player contracts and relating with their agents, the recent job posting by Liverpool suggests that there may be another person who handles that.
With this new vacancy being advertised, it perhaps explains the internal thinking behind why there has been little incomings at Anfield.
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