Harry Redknapp has given a glowing verdict of Liverpool’s new carrying director Richard Hughes.
The Reds have tested that the Bournemouth chief will join the club in the summer after Hughes until now introduced that he would be stepping down from his post in the summer. Hughes has been the Cherries’ technical director in view that 2016 and will fill the recent Liverpool vacancy left with the aid of Jorg Schmadtke after being focused by FSG’s new CEO of soccer Michael Edwards.
During his taking part in days, Hughes was section of Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth side. One of his teammates was once Eddie Howe, who he additionally spent time with throughout two spells at Bournemouth.
Back in 2021, it regarded that Hughes would be teaming up with Howe at Celtic and the former Tottenham Hotspur boss gave an insight into Hughes’ work ethicRichard’s understanding of players is excellent, now not simply in Britain but across the world,” Redknapp advised the Daily Record. “He speaks fluent Italian, he’s a brilliant lad and he’s going to be very vital to Eddie as he looks to carry success to Celtic and in the work which desires to be done. I have no doubt they will upward jostle to the challenge.
“Richard is like Eddie in that it’s just football, football, soccer with them. There’s nothing lots different than household and football and then walking the dog.
“Eddie relies on him with the recruitment and it’s that bond and believe they have in one every other which is so important. Richard’s an interesting character, he has a cosmopolitan side to him and if you talk to him about any participant from any part of the world, he looks to comprehend almost everyone.
“He will give you chapter and verse on players I don’t comprehend well. It’s that depth of understanding and find out about which he places into recruitment which makes him so valuable.”
Former Scotland worldwide Hughes was once raised in Milan and joined Atalanta’s academy earlier than signing for Arsenal, consequently playing for Bournemouth and Portsmouth. It was for the duration of his time at Fratton Park that Hughes met Michael Edwards, who was once then working as a junior statistics analyst
