The Northern Irishman, who has spent six-and-a-half years with the Reds, joined the Premier League side back in 2013 as an academy doctor.
Since his appointment, he has been promoted to first-team doctor, becoming a key part of Jurgen Klopp’s backroom staff where he takes his place alongside the German on the bench on matchdays.
However, according to Training Ground Guru, Massey’s time with the Reds will shortly be coming to an end after FIFA announced their plans to work with the doctor in an email.
In an interview with the club’s official website in November 2017, Massey explained: “I head up the physio and sports science departments as well as the medicine department, so I’m looking at the overall performance side of things while also still doing the first-team doctor job.”
When discussing Klopp’s arrival to Liverpool, he added: “Jurgen’s philosophy is very much that we’ve got to run further, run faster, run quicker than every other team because if we can do that then the skill will take over.
“When Jurgen first came into the club, we tried to put that in there, but the boys weren’t up to that physical level yet to meet the demands. At one stage, we had 13 hamstring injuries but now, with the benefit of two pre-seasons, we’re seeing the boys work so much harder and they look like they’re more protected.
“The manager’s brilliant at listening to us. Of course he wants the players back as quickly as possible but he’s brilliant. If we tell him that somebody is too big of a risk then he’ll listen to us.”
Besides Massey, Klopp has also worked with Andreas Kornmayer who was appointed as head of fitness and conditioning in 2016 as well as Philipp Jacobsen who became Liverpool’s new medical rehabilitation and performance manager in 2018.
Over the years, Liverpool have successfully replaced senior medical staff who have left the club – and are hoping that Massey’s departure will be no different.
The Reds have a busy schedule this upcoming week with a trip to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and the Club World Cup against Monterrey on Wednesday in Qatar, where Massey will travel with the first team.
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