Liverpool have a list of candidates for the sporting director job and plan to make a decision in a month's time, The Athletic's David Ornstein reports.
"I hear Liverpool/FSG would ideally like the sporting director situation decided by the end of March," Ornstein wrote.
"You would assume that person would then spearhead the manager/head coach search. I’m sure movements will already be taking place behind the scenes.
"[Ex-Milan sporting director] Ricky Massara and [Nice's] Florent Ghisolfi are among the operators who Liverpool like.
"While existing staff like David Fallows and Barry Hunter are very highly thought of – and it feels like time is of the essence."
Appointing a new sporting director to replace Jorg Schmadtke is a crucial step before deciding on the next manager.
There's also expected to be a structural change as the next head coach is unlikely to have as much of a say over transfers as Jurgen Klopp has in recent years.
