Liverpool appoint Richard Hughes as sporting director

Liverpool named Richard Hughes as their new sporting director on Wednesday in the next phase of an overhaul of the club’s hierarchy.

Former Scotland international Hughes, who announced his departure as Bournemouth’s technical director earlier this month, will officially take up his new role on 1 June.

Liverpool are currently second in the Premier League behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference in Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield.

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Michael Edwards was recently appointed by Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group as chief executive of football. Edwards and Hughes have a professional and personal relationship spanning more than 20 years, having previously worked together during Hughes’s playing career at Portsmouth.