Liverpool have reportedly reached an agreement to bring Michael Edwards back to the club as part of a major rebuild in the Anfield board room.
Edwards has previously worked wonders with LFC in a first spell, during which he established himself as one of the finest transfer gurus in the game with smart deals for the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
It now looks like an agreement is done for Edwards to return to Liverpool after he initially took a break from the game, with Fabrizio Romano posting a fresh update on his official account on X this morning…
?? Michael Edwards has reached an agreement with FSG as he returns to Liverpool as crucial figure to help with new project.
After initial approach and new attept revealed in the last two months, it’s now done.
Richard Hughes will also join #LFC as part of new structure. pic.twitter.com/CqxqGy7Krd
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 12, 2024
This is undoubtedly very positive news for Liverpool as they prepare for life after Jurgen Klopp this summer, with some stability and experience needed at the club to get through what is bound to be something of a transitional phase.
Edwards is also clearly one of the finest in the business and was not without interest from elsewhere.
As reported by Ben Jacobs back in 2022, Edwards turned down an approach from Chelsea, despite being blown away by the offer they made to him at the time…
Edwards was "blown away" by the project but still firm that he was not available in the short- or medium- term. He wants a full-year break from football.
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) September 11, 2022
Edwards to Liverpool over Chelsea is a huge boost for the Reds
Edwards would surely have been an asset to Chelsea, so Liverpool will be delighted that they have now been successful in persuading him to come back instead of moving to one of their major rivals.
On top of the Edwards news, it looks like Richard Hughes is also set to join the Reds as part of this reshuffle for the Merseyside giants.
See below for more details in another post from Romano on X earlier today…
??? Richard Hughes has already an agreement in place to join Liverpool, it will happen at the end of the season.
After excellent job at Bournemouth with CEO Neill Blake, he’s gonna leave at the end of the season to sign for Liverpool.
He’s part of Michael Edwards plan. pic.twitter.com/mSNTO2Z3Iq
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 12, 2024
Hughes has impressed during his time at Bournemouth and looks like he should work well alongside Edwards and help Liverpool into a new era starting this summer.