Liverpool have appointed former England man Jonathan Power as their new club doctor, according to reports. Jurgen Klopp helped lead the way.
This comes from The Times. They say that Jonathan Power is Liverpool’s new club doctor and he will join up with the team next month.
Power is actually from Liverpool and has worked across numerous medical positions in football. He’s been a ‘team performance medicine doctor’ for England across nine years, while he also worked as a team physician for their successful Under 17 and Under 19 sides.
He also operated as Brentford’s matchday doctor over two years between 2019 and 2021.
The report claims that Jurgen Klopp helped lead the charge for Power, with the hire being a ‘unanimous’ choice. This finally fills a void at the club since Jim Moxon left in the summer.
Liverpool hire new club doctor
Well, that’s one area of uncertainty dealt with – only a few more to go. Liverpool needed a new doctor and they now have one, but the work behind the scenes is far from done.
For one, Julian Ward – the sporting director who helped sort this hire – announced this week that he’d be leaving at the end of the season. That came as a shock to everyone at Liverpool, given he only took over the role this summer.
We imagine that’s the next area Liverpool will tackle. It could even mean a change in transfer strategy at the club – and that’s potentially massive.
Of course, Liverpool also need to sort out who will actually own the club next year. FSG have them up for sale and while that could simply mean minority investment, it could be all-change at Anfield in 2023. No one really knows what’s going to happen there.
But they’ve fixed their club doctor problem and that is undoubtedly a positive. Hopefully, it’s the start of Liverpool sorting out their uncertainty.
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