Liverpool sign up‘transfer consultant’for 3 months–Announcement on way

Jorg Schmadtke’s arrival at Liverpool is set to become official, according to the German media.

The Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung (via Sport Buzzer, from the same editorial group) writes that the 59-year-old has already signed a contract with the Reds.

Schmadtke is arriving at Liverpool as a ‘transfer consultant’. He’s expected to be in Liverpool by Friday and then be presented to the fans.

Despite initial claims that the official would be a sports director at the club, they’re bringing him initially to do consultant job ‘with all the powers’, the story says.

He’s set to work alongside Liverpool’s chief scouts Dave Fallows and Barry Hunter, and at first his work will only take place for three months, until the end of the transfer window.

Only then, Liverpool will evaluate whether Schmadtke should stay at the club or not.

According to the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung, it’s in this period that the Reds will ‘intensify’ their pursuit of a sports director.

Schmadtke previously worked for several German clubs, having his last job as a managing director at Wolfsburg between 2018 and 2023. He’d been unemployed since January, and now embraces his first work outside of Germany.

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Arsenal man goes above Liverpool star into top 10: The 20 highest-paid players in the PL

Bukayo Saka has been rewarded for a brilliant season with a lucrative new contract at Arsenal

Bukayo Saka has officially signed a new four-year contract at Arsenal.

The 22-year-old has been rewarded for an outstanding season where he has scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists.

Speaking to Arsenal’s official website, Saka said: “I’m just really happy. There’s been a lot of talking and it’s been a while, but I’m here now. I think this is the right club, the right place to make the next step. It’s a beautiful club – look where we are.

“For me, it’s about achieving my personal ambitions; how much I push myself and demand from myself each game, week in, week out. Then I have all the right people around me in terms of family, and when I come to the training ground, my teammates, the coaching staff.

“I think I have everything I need to become the best player I can be, and that’s why I’m happy to stay here and be here for the future, because I really believe that we can achieve big things.”

How much is Bukayo Saka earning at Arsenal?

Saka has become Arsenal’s highest-paid player, according to the Daily Mail.

The Englishman was earning £70,000-per-week at Arsenal, per Capology.

His new deal will see him earn close to £300,000-per-week, more than four times what his previous contract was worth.

He will earn a cool £75m over the course of the contract.

The Premier League’s highest-paid players

Saka’s new deal means he is now among the Premier League’s highest-paid players.

View the 20 highest-paid players in England’s top tier below, per Capology…

=19. Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | £220,000-per-week

=19. Rodri | Manchester City | £220,000-per-week

18. Phil Foden | Manchester City | £225,000-per-week

17. Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | £240,000-per-week

=14. Anthony Martial | Manchester United | £250,000-per-week

=14. John Stones | Manchester City | £250,000-per-week

=14. Reece James | Chelsea | £250,000-per-week

13. Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | £265,000-per-week

12. N’Golo Kante | Chelsea | £290,000-per-week

11. Kalidou Koulibaly | Chelsea | £295,000-per-week

=8. Casemiro | Manchester United | £300,000-per-week

=8. Jack Grealish | Manchester City | £300,000-per-week

=8. Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | £300,000-per-week (per the Daily Mail)

7. Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | £325,000-per-week

6. Raphael Varane | Manchester United | £340,000-per-week

=4. Jadon Sancho | Manchester United | £350,000-per-week

=4. Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | £350,000-per-week

=2. David de Gea | Manchester United | £375,000-per-week

=2. Erling Haaland | Manchester City | £375,000-per-week

1. Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | £400,000-per-week

Saka has vaulted into the top 10 when it comes to the Premier League’s highest-paid players.

He now earns more than the likes of Van Dijk, Fernandes and Kante.

Only seven players in England’s top tier now earn more than him: Sterling, Varane, Sancho, Salah, De Gea, Haaland and De Bruyne.