Jens Lehmann has confirmed that he will become a member of the supervisory board at Hertha Berlin.

The former Arsenal goalkeeper will join alongside Jurgen Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke, with the representing Tennor, a company which holds 49.9 per cent of shares in the club.

In an official statement, the former Germany international said: "I was happy to accept Lars Windhorst's offer to work on the further development of Hertha BSC.

"I currently see this as one of the most interesting projects in football."