Shrewsbury Town assistant manager John McMahon is set to move up three divisions by joining Premier League runners up Liverpool.
McMahon, the brother of former Liverpool player Steve, will join Rafa Benitez’s back room staff as head coach of the reserve team.
He joined Shrewsbury after eight seasons with Tranmere Rovers. The Shrews finished seventh in League Two in the 2008-09 season, and lost the playoff final to Gillingham.
This is what McMahon had to say.
“To work with a manager of the quality of Rafa Benitez and an assistant manager like Sammy Lee is brilliant and it’s a place where I can continue to learn and develop as a coach and hopefully give them something back.
“Ultimately I would have liked to have left the club with them being promoted but it wasn’t the case.
“I’ve really enjoyed my time with Shrewsbury and the chairman, manager, the staff, players and spectators have been fantastic to me.”