Liverpool linked with move for Premier League chief who was wanted by Eddie Howe at Newcastle United

Liverpool are not only looking for a new manager to replace Jurgen Klopp in the summer but a sporting director.
By Will Rooney
Published 29th Jan 2024, 09:32 GMT
Updated 29th Jan 2024, 10:06 GMT
A general view of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. Picture: PETER POWELL/AFP via Getty ImagesA general view of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. Picture: PETER POWELL/AFP via Getty Images
A general view of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. Picture: PETER POWELL/AFP via Getty Images

Liverpool have been linked with a Premier League chief to fill a key backroom role.

Reds owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) do not only have the task of replacing Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season after the bombshell announcement he'll depart at the end of the season but also require a new sporting director.

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The position has been unsettled since Michael Edwards left the club in the summer of 2022, with Julian Ward only spending a year in the post before departing. Liverpool turned to Klopp's fellow German Jorg Schmadtke to hold the reins on a short-term basis but it has been announced that the former Wolfsburg supremo will exit the club at the end of the January transfer window.

FSG will want a candidate who can bring stability and work alongside whoever takes over from Klopp in the Anfield hot seat.

According to the Daily Mail, Bournemouth technical director Richard Hughes is an early candidate. It is suggested that the former Portsmouth midfielder is 'well equipped' to take on the remit.

Hughes worked as part of Eddie Howe's backroom team when he was manager of the Cherries. Since then, the ex-Scotland international has been promoted and helped oversee the south-coast club's promotion back to the Premier League. Andoni IIraola was appointed as manager last summer and Bournemouth sit 12th in the top flight.

It was reported that after being appointed Newcastle United manager, Howe wanted to take Hughes to St James' Park.

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