12 March 2024 , 09:00
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Michael Edwards has agreed to return to Liverpool in a senior role after Fenway Sports Group convinced him to come back to Anfield.
The former sporting director will take up a role that could be considered head of football but that will soon be confirmed. Richard Hughes, who will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season, is the front runner to become sporting director.
Edwards and Hughes are know to have a strong working relationship and are now expected to link up at Liverpool. Edwards flew out to Boston last week and met owner John W Henry and FSG chief Michael Gordon. But Edwards won’t be returning to the club in his previous role.
The renowned Edwards has keen on a more senior position which would give him more control in overseeing the club’s football operations. That is likely to lead to him appointing the next sporting director, a position he filled from 2016 until 2022 with great success.
Edwards has already turned down an offer to be sporting director but the club were still very eager to get him back. He took the job previously in 2016 at just 37 and was a key figure in the club returning to the top of English and European football. FSG are keen to get him back to front their>
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Edwards had been key to Liverpool's successes under Jurgen Klopp (PA)