Shrewsbury 'hit all the boxes' for new owners - Friedel

As a player, Friedel spent the majority of his career in the Premier League with Liverpool, Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham, but the 55-year-old is unfazed about taking his first sporting director role in England's fourth tier.

"I don't look at football anymore as I would only take a job in the Premier League or the Champions League," he said. "One of my most enjoyable jobs post-playing career was being head coach of the US men's under-19 national team and most of those players weren't even professional.

"I look at football opportunities with different projects. The upside if you get it right in English football is there is such a buzz for me out of it, so I don't look at this as an EFL League Two club, I look…