Liverpool finally confirmed their new sporting director on Wednesday, which could bring developments in the hunt for a manager and summer signings.
Manager search to ‘accelerate’ with 3 targets
Liverpool made the next step in a major restructure on Wednesday with the appointment of Richard Hughes as their new sporting director.
Hughes will officially join when his role as technical director at Bournemouth ends on June 1, but the understanding is that he and Michael Edwards will start early in securing Liverpool’s next manager.
Per the Telegraph‘s Chris Bascombe, the club “knew a sporting director would be in position before they could consider a formal approach to the most coveted coaches.”
Xabi Alonso is the leading candidate but Sporting CP’s Ruben Amorim is another contender, and Brighton‘s Roberto De Zerbi has seemingly returned to the radar.
Unsurprisingly, recruiting a successor to Jurgen Klopp is described as Hughes’ “first pressing matter.”
Also read:
- Why LFC hired Hughes – A football expert who tried to sign 4 of their players
- Michael Edwards explains why Hughes is “right person” for Liverpool job
- Fans will love what Harry Redknapp has said about Liverpool’s new transfer chief
3 things today: Murillo interest and VAR nonsense
- Murillo, the 21-year-old Nottingham Forest centre-back, is another defender on Liverpool’s list of potential summer targets – and Forest may be forced to sell
- Bayer Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro insists “nothing makes us think” Xabi Alonso is planning to leave the club
- VAR Stuart Attwell‘s reason for dismissing the high boot from Man City‘s Jeremy Doku on Alexis Mac Allister as a possible penalty has been revealed – somehow, he claimed “both come in high“…
Latest Liverpool FC news
- Real Madrid could also be in for Alonso this summer, according to Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeness (ran.de)
- Man United fan Michael Bernard Avery, 44, has been charged and bailed after vile Hillsborough and Heysel gestures at Old Trafford (Mail)
- Jayden Danns, Trey Nyoni and Amara Nallo all came off the bench as England beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the U18 Super Cup (England)
Latest chat from elsewhere
- Mo Salah is set to be approached by Netflix to take part in a “fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the art of goalscoring” (Mail)
- Timo Werner wants to make his loan move to Tottenham permanent, which would cost “less than £15 million” (Telegraph)
Artwork of the day and match of the night
Masterpiece pending. Liverpool artist MurWalls is currently putting together a stunning new mural outside Anfield, on the corner of Coningsby Road and Anfield Road.
Read all about this ode to God here.
?? Something incredible loading…@MurWalls @Robbie9Fowler ? pic.twitter.com/Sad1eZXWqH
— This Is Anfield (@thisisanfield) March 20, 2024
If you’re desperate, San Marino vs. St Kitts and Nevis is the only senior men’s fixture on TV in the UK this evening, kicking off on Viaplay Sports 1 at 7.45pm (GMT).
Hardly a must-watch clash, but it could, in fact, feature a Liverpool player in 18-year-old midfielder Kyle Kelly, who was called up by St Kitts and Nevis for the first time.
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