Liverpool are set to appoint Bayern Munich fitness coach Andreas Kornmayer to Jurgen Klopp’s backroom staff this summer.

Klopp has hand-picked the 41-year-old as the perfect replacement for Ryland Morgans, who parted company with the Reds last month.

Kornmayer has worked with Pep Guardiola, Jupp Heynckes and Louis van Gaal during a decade of service with Bayern. He progressed through the ranks before being promoted to first-team duties in 2010.

Now he’s keen to take on a new challenge and is expected to start work as Liverpool’s fitness coach prior to the start of pre-season training in July.

Kornmayer will have a key role to play in ensuring that Klopp’s players are in the best possible shape for what will be the German coach’s first full season in charge, Liverpool head to California for a training camp in mid-July and will play three friendlies in the States.

Morgans, whose contract was set to expire at the end of this season, left his role as head of fitness and conditioning a fortnight ago.

Liverpool U21s fitness coach Andy O’Boyle has taken on the first-team duties for the rest of this season.

Source: Liverpool Echo

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