The club has not yet named Julian Ward's replacement as sporting director.
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, has not ruled out the possibility of adding a defender in the summer transfer window.
The Reds manager is still searching elsewhere despite all the attention being placed on improving a struggling midfield that will lose James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita next month.
The goalie position is the only one that is currently being searched, he said.
"Yes, I wouldn't argue against it if there is a good one out there."
Under retiring sports director Julian Ward, Liverpool will have laid a lot of groundwork, but the club has not yet named a replacement, even though former Wolfsburg president Jorg Schmadtke has emerged as the front-runner.
I'm not allowed to comment on that, but if it occurs, it wouldn't be a 'Jurgen Klopp signing' because we both speak German or know each other. That wouldn't be relevant at all, the manager continued.
I am aware of his goodness and intelligence. Very successful, very good at what he did in Germany.
We could discuss Michael Zorc, who served as Klopp's sporting director at Borussia Dortmund. Zorc is in a similar circumstance and age group; he has been retired for a little longer, but I am much more familiar with him.
You wouldn't believe the quality of some of the sporting directors in Germany.
Roberto Firmino, a forward for Liverpool, joked that if Jurgen Klopp hadn't included him in the team, he would have been banging on the manager's door. Firmino was that determined to play at his Anfield farewell.
The Brazilian international will depart the team this summer after eight years. During that time, he won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Club World Cup while playing alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in what was probably the strongest forward line in the world at its height.
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