{"id":161529,"date":"2024-03-12T16:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/michael-edwards-returns-to-liverpool-sporting-director-hire-also-close\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:40:27","slug":"michael-edwards-returns-to-liverpool-sporting-director-hire-also-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/michael-edwards-returns-to-liverpool-sporting-director-hire-also-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Edwards returns to Liverpool \u2013 sporting director hire also close \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Michael Edwards will return to Liverpool after agreeing terms with club owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) to become their CEO of football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are on the hunt for a new sporting director following Jorg Schmadtke\u2019s departure at the end of the January transfer window and quickly sounded out Edwards, who took on the role with great success between 2016 and 2022 having spent a further five years working behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0revealed last month FSG touched base with Edwards over a\u00a0return on a consultancy basis, but he was not interested. However, he was\u00a0open to coming back\u00a0to Anfield if his role was upscaled.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Times<\/em>\u00a0were first to report on Tuesday that Edwards has now agreed to \u2018head football operations\u2019 at Liverpool and it has now been confirmed as FSG\u2019s CEO of football.<\/p>\n<p>FSG president Mike Gordon said in a statement: \u201cMichael is one of the most formidable executive talents in world football\u2026 He returns to us in a role with greater seniority than he held previously and with a wider remit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwards will now look to finalise the appointment of Richard Hughes, who recently confirmed his exit from Bournemouth, as Liverpool\u2019s new sporting director, with this transaction \u2018considered a formality\u2019.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01hrs0cm9vneejbhrppv.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Xabi Alonso\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Alonso is Liverpool\u2019s top managerial target \/ Lars Baron\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Together, Edwards and Hughes will be tasked with appointing a new manager to replace the outgoing Jurgen Klopp, who will step down at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0previously reported\u00a0Xabi Alonso is the frontrunner\u00a0for the job and top of a shortlist featuring seven contenders, though Liverpool have been determined to sort out the sporting director situation before proceeding with the managerial appointment. The Reds are also\u00a0unconcerned by rival interest\u00a0in the Bayer Leverkusen boss from Bayern Munich, who are looking for a successor to Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n<p>On the pitch, Liverpool are well-placed to secure quadruple to round off Klopp\u2019s final season. They have already won the Carabao Cup and remain in strong contention for the Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Edwards will return to Liverpool after agreeing terms with club owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) to become their CEO of football. 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