Liverpool have achieved their cross to appoint Richard Hughes as carrying director, with the former Bournemouth transfer chief now heading up their search to locate Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
Mail Sport stated in late January that Hughes used to be on Liverpool’s radar to replace momentary wearing director Jorg Schmadtke and the Reds’ choice used to be heavily influenced by the arrival of Michael Edwards as CEO of Football for owners Fenway Sports Group.
Hughes and Edwards have a long-standing relationship courting again to working collectively at Portsmouth, and the pair also dealt with one every other when the former was at Bournemouth.
The first job on Hughes’ in-tray will be to appoint Klopp’s successor when the German departs in May. Xabi Alonso is the favourite, and Sporting’s Ruben Amorim will also be considered.
He will additionally seem to be to open contract talks with star guys Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. All three have offers strolling out at the give up of subsequent season.
Hughes and Edwards do no longer officially start work until after the season however both are predicted to be closely influential from now onwards. Edwards, for example, was at Old Trafford on Sunday sat with other Liverpool chiefs.
