It would not be a surprise if Michael Edwards ended his involvement with Liverpool and walked away from FSG, according to journalist David Lynch.
The Reds’ former sporting director has been a key figure behind the scenes at Anfield over the past decade – with a two-year hiatus in between – and returned to lead FSG‘s push to secure a second football club in 2024.
However, after news emerged this week that the Liverpool owners have ended their hunt to acquire another team, Lynch says Edwards definitely could walk away.
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Liverpool fans should be celebrating their lack of multi-club involvement, with the whole idea somewhat going against the fabric of the game.
Nevertheless, it was exactly to identify and help buy another club which Edwards was brought back to FSG for, and as Lynch told Anfield Index, he definitely could now walk away as a result of the failure to see the project through.
“Personally, I’d be quite surprised if Michael Edwards sticks around much longer to be honest,” said the journalist.
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“We have to take him at his word that that was the driving force behind him coming to this role, it now no longer exists and there is no wider football project now at FSG, it is now basically everything into Liverpool and go from there.
“I can’t really see why Michael Edwards would stick around now, which I don’t think is bad news for Liverpool by the way, because on a day-to-day basis he has very little input into Liverpool now.
“His project was aimed at widening things out a little bit. How many of the other staff who are tied directly to FSG will stick around in their roles will be interesting to see.”
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Although, as Lynch says, Edwards held no official role at Liverpool, his exit would still feel like a significant moment.
Richard Hughes was brought in as sporting director on Edwards’ say so, and though he is not as hands on as he once was, surely there is a level of collaboration between the two.
That Edwards’ potential departure comes amid rumours that Hughes could join Al Hilal is especially fascinating, and with Arne Slot’s position clearly under threat as well, there could be some enormous changes at Anfield this summer.
Fans will have differing verdicts on how successful Edwards’ second stint in association with Liverpool has been, but whereas many were upset to see him leave for a first time in 2022, it is fair to say that the same disappointment will not follow him this time.
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