Why Liverpool want Richard Hughes as their new sporting director

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A journeyman career is unlikely preparation for Anfield, so why do FSG want Hughes to help shape Liverpool's future?

As a footballer, Richard Hughes largely went under the radar. Barring dedicated followers of , where he spent nine seasons, mostly in the , and , where he had two spells, it is unlikely many will have dwelt on an admirable but unglamorous playing career. Certainly, few would have had him down to one day land one of the most coveted jobs in world football. Yet it is Hughes that appear to want as their new sporting director, helping shape .

Each of these had arrived from Liverpool, where Edwards was operating and championed for raising so much cash from three players who were out of favour under Klopp. Hughes warned in 2019 that it takes time for players to settle in a new environment and it was wiser to “look at the product after a year and a half rather than a week and a half down the line”. It would take Solanke roughly that amount of time to find his feet, though by then Bournemouth were in the Championship.

 

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