As far as I’m aware, the approach itself is quite hard to consider IP that would be property of Liverpool…
Interesting. I wonder how much truth there is to it, if any.
Full control? Let’s hope he discusses things with the new manager instead of just doing his own thing.
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Trying to figure out what areas this would apply to that he didnt have as sporting director. Treating this as if it is not complete bolllocks, maybe this points to the story about his dissatisfaction with the authority Klopp gave to Kornmayer
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If anyone wants to read for free
Do we need 5 threads for this topic?
We want six!
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- Six is so 2019.
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That’s for later tonight.
Ornstein & Pearce:
FSG’s admiration for Edwards was underlined by the fact that Gordon rang him shortly after Klopp announced his impending departure, offering him the chance to either come back to Anfield or take up a senior position with FSG.
Edwards turned down that offer: when he left Liverpool he had told colleagues that he wanted to spend more time with his family, away from the football pressure-cooker. His time is also taken up with helping to run Ludonautics, the sports consultancy he launched alongside Liverpool’s ex-director of research Ian Graham last September.
There has not been a fresh formal approach for Edwards since that phone call, but FSG wants to be absolutely sure that Edwards cannot be persuaded to return before moving onto other targets.
One potential other issue for Edwards is the amount of control he would enjoy at Anfield, given that when he left in 2022, Klopp’s powerbase was expanding. But Liverpool’s structure is certain to change in the post-Klopp era, with the new incoming manager not being granted the same level of authority.
There have been suggestions that the job would be more appealing to Edwards if he was offered a stake in FSG, but the company has only made that allowance for LeBron James and it is unclear whether that kind of offer would be on the table for Edwards.
FSG is conscious that it needs to identify a preferred sporting director quickly — ideally by early March. It will therefore need to move on from Edwards quickly if it does not achieve a breakthrough.
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WTF. LeBron bought a stake in Liverpool and later FSG. Offering equity for taking a job with them is a completely different situation.
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From the BBC’s gossip column.
Michael Edwards would want complete control before considering a return as Liverpool’s sporting director, which would likely mean a move for Bournemouth’s technical director Richard Hughes instead. (Mirror)
Yeah, because everyone in FSG is so desperate for hands on day to day control that they’d never want to give that up to a dynamic, successful, ambitious guy like Edwards
https://twitter.com/AnfieldEdition/status/1763235539505803501
you have to move on at some point… Dude is great at what he does, but others have proven to be just as great and on even smaller budgets. there are options out there… no need to be so fixated on one guy
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