News about Richard Hughes

LEWIS STEELE: Ward (left) is set to rejoin the club alongside Pedro Marques (right), who is being poached from Benfica and will be appointed as director of football development by the owners. Both hires are set to officially start on June 1. It continues a mass overhaul at Anfield following a spree of departures, most noticeably Jurgen Klopp. Former director of football Michael Edwards has returned as CEO of Football at FSG, while Bournemouth transfer guru Richard Hughes is the new sporting director.

Finding a successor for Jurgen Klopp (inset) successor was never going to be an easy task. The German has left big boots to fill and, while taking over the reins at Anfield may be an exciting prospect for any aspiring manager, acquiring a coach to step in to replace Klopp is seemingly proving a difficult task for sporting director Richard Hughes and CEO Michael Edwards.  After the disappointment of missing out on Xabi Alonso, it appears Liverpool have also been dealt a blow in their bid to land Ruben Amorim (second right) as their next manager. The in-demand Sporting Lisbon boss has this week been on a flying visit to London to meet with representatives at West Ham. He arrived in the capital on Monday and spoke with Hammers' executives about a potential deal to take over from David Moyes, according to CNN Portugal. The 39-year-old returned to Portugal on Tuesday, and was met by journalists who pressed him on his future. While he laughed off their questions, Portuguese news outlet A Bola are claiming that West Ham have offered him 'considerably more' than what Liverpool tabled.

LEWIS STEELE: It's the curious case of Mohamed Salah: Super striker, talisman, legend but Liverpool's Egyptian King, on the bench on Sunday, is not getting any younger. Cash in or kick on?  Walking along the banks of the River Thames through Bishop's Park on the way to Fulham on Sunday, one fan was overheard asking, 'Do you reckon they think it's time to cash in on Mo?' The conversation was sparked after Salah was rested - or dropped if you want to take the glass-half-empty view - from Liverpool's XI at Craven Cottage. While it might sound a ludicrous debate, it is a talking point that has stalked pub chats over the course of the season. Soon, the Salah conundrum will have to be an issue addressed by the top brass at Anfield and in Boston, including new sporting director Richard Hughes and returning CEO of Football, Michael Edwards. With just a year left on his deal, the forward's future needs solving.

Peter Johnson, now 62, (pictured) was banned for life from returning to his home town of Alsager, Cheshire by Judge Steven Everett in 2019 after he dished out years of abuse to long-suffering neighbours. His hate campaign included sending poison pen letters accusing those living nearby of terrorism offences, being Nazi sympathisers and even cannibals. But after being freed following a sentence of two years and four months, Johnson began sending 'repugnant' letters to the respected judge, including a mocked up obituary .

With Jurgen Klopp to step down at the end of the season and end his trophy-laden nine-year spell, the Reds are continuing their search for his successor. The process is being spearheaded by incoming sporting director Richard Hughes, who will officially take up his position working under Michael Edwards this summer after being headhunted by FSG's CEO of Football and lured from Bournemouth. Sporting Lisbon's Amorim was widely believed to be the red-hot favourite to succeed Klopp but The Athletic have now poured cold water on the speculation, with a new report instead linking the highly-rated 39-year-old with West Ham. That has sparked fresh talk after the apparent hammer blow for Anfield figures and the likes of De Zerbi, Arne Slot and Gary O'Neil - a close associate of both Hughes and Edwards - have recently been name-dropped on social media.

Xabi Alonso, Liverpool's new manager, was a big hit on Friday, and he confirmed he would remain at Bayer Leverkusen next season. So, who do the Reds turn to now? Jurgen Klopp announced that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season, rumors linking Alonso to his former club were ephemeral, but the door has been shut down due to his decision to remain in Leverkusen. It's both Michael Edwards, the former CEO of Football, and Richard Hughes, the current sports director, has to find the right one for the Reds hotspot.

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool spent the past fortnight sorting out their upstairs departments, with the addition of CEO Michael Edwards and sport director Richard Hughes, and now the Reds are set to begin work on the restoration of the front of house. And they are about to face Bayern Munich, perhaps with other clubs in Europe's elite, to get their man. Despite the rumors in Germany that Bayern believes he is going to Bavaria, Xabi Alonso remains the front-runner and Liverpool will battle for him. According to reports in Germany, Alonso would like to stay in the Bundesliga, but Liverpool has given no reason to lower their hopes. In contrast, they will face Bayern as both seem to have made Alonso their No. 1 candidate.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Richard Hughes will be Liverpool's next sporting director. Dominic Solanke, Brad Smith, and Jordan Ibe have all switched between Bournemouth and Liverpool, suggesting that the two clubs be well-trodden by players. After his time on the Dorset Coast, it's somewhat surprising that the Scot would follow suit off the field.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, a Liverpool defender, is believed to be under surveillance by Real Madrid. Since breaking into Jurgen Klopp's squad in 2016, the 25-year-old right back has been a key figure in the team's success in the Champions League and Premier League in recent seasons. Alexander-Arnold's new deal comes to an end in 2025, and there have been no talks about prolonging his stay at Anfield.

Although a deal has yet to be agreed upon, Burchill is expected to be the newest addition to the Reds' lineup as they brace for the post-Jurgen Klopp period. Richard Hughes, Bournemouth's former transfer boss, has been named as the club's sporting director, with Michael Edwards returning as Football's CEO. Burchill was instrumental in Bournemouth's transfer relations and helped with signings such as Nathan Aké, David Brooks, and Philip Billing.

SPECIAL REPORT BY JOHN McGARRY: Richard Hughes' life in football has been an interesting old tale. Despite being born in Italy as a result of his father's work, he was born in Glasgow but never appeared on any teams north of the border. After being recruited by AC Milan, he was signed by Arsenal and was deemed worthy enough to pull on a Scotland shirt on five occasions. However, most members of the Tartan Army would still have blank faces, so his name and portrait would still be insignificant. Despite a stellar career with Bournemouth and Portsmouth, the 44-year-old became more noticeable in the game once his boots were on the ground.

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool has completed their move to appoint Richard Hughes as the club's sports director, with the former Bournemouth transfer chief now looking for Jurgen Klopp's replacement. Hughes was on Liverpool's radar to replace short-term sports director Jorg Schmadtke, and the Reds' decision was heavily influenced by the arrival of Michael Edwards as CEO of Football for owners Fenway Sports Group in late January. Edwards and Hughes have been friends and acquaintances dating back to their time together at Portsmouth. Edwards, a computer analyst and Hughes, a leadership figure as a midfielder in his playing career at Fratton Park, was a data analyst and Hughes, a leader-like figure in his playing career.

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool has completed their transfer to appoint Richard Hughes as the club's sporting director, with the former Bournemouth transfer manager now looking for Jurgen Klopp's replacement. In late January, Mail Sport announced that Hughes was on Liverpool's radar to replace short-term sporting director Jorg Schmadtke, and the Reds' decision was heavily influenced by the arrival of Michael Edwards as CEO of Football for owners Fenway Sports Group. Hughes and Edwards have a long-standing friendship dating back to when they first met together in Portsmouth, and the two have also dealt with one another when the former was in Bournemouth.

LEWIS STEELE: When Liverpool advanced a step closer to the Europa League final in Dublin last week, there was fear on the streets of Dublin, with local authorities and UEFA sweating over the sheer number of Reds travelling to the event. Liverpool will meet Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and then one of Benfica or Marseille in the last four, and the bookmakers are currently strong favourites to progress to the final on May 22. The final will be held at Aviva Stadium, 51,711 seats, but it is expected that Liverpool and their opponents - one of Leverkusen, West Ham, AC Milan, or Roma - will only be handed 13,000 tickets due to around half of the stadium being empty by corporate pundits.

SIMON JONES: Luis Diaz, the Liverpool forward, has been named as a Paris St Germain summer target. With talisman Kylian Mbappe's expected to join Real Madrid, the French league executives are considering players with the ability to replace their captain. Diaz, a former Liverpool manager who departed for a relative fee of £37.5 million from Porto, is unemployed until 2027, and it appears that he is content at Anfield.

EXCLUSIVE: Pensioners have requested that the National Service be reinstated to shake-up'soft' snowflake kids who aren't able to graft their way up the ladder to carve out a career. Pensioners on Britain's streets yesterday said that the Gen Z generation wants things to be 'handed on a plate,' and that's caused'society to go soft.' But youngsters told MailOnline that they are dumping the rat race because they don't like working 9 to 5 and would leave a career if they aren't treated properly.' They also moaned about fierce competition, fear of rejection, and that no one was taught how to get a job in school. It comes as shocking reports revealed that more people under the age of 25 are now'economically inactive' than ever before - up by around 700,000 since the Covid pandemic.

Among graduates, the gulf between the rose-tinted images of the future they were taught in their seminars and the realities of life at the coalface - which often begins with a slow, thankless climb up the ladder - seems to be the source of a great deal of sadness. Whatever the reasons, it amounts to nothing less than an unfolding disaster. And you don't have to take my word for it: Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, agrees. The spiralling number of young people out of work due to sickness, according to her, could pose greater risks to the country's economy long-term than older people moving out of work. Moreover, it's a result of years of deliberately flawed policies that have significantly undermined the motivation to work for both young and old alike. Much of this came to a halt during the pandemic's brutal furlough system, in which a large swath of the population was being paid substantial sums but not to work - a trend that has had serious implications even as it was going on for months. Although the motivation to work is not strictly financial, it is the most common explanation for the majority. Once laid off, it's almost inevitable that jobs loses their allure.

According to recent Bureau of National Statistics reports, nearly three million people under the age of 25 are'economically inactive, the highest level since records have been started, despite concerns that Gen Z is stalling Britain's growth. According to economists, this means that there may have been an 'extra million people in the workforce', which could have filled every vacancy in the economy. This rise comes as a result of a jump from 1.9 million economically inactive 18 to 24-year-olds who are not employed or looking for a job in January this year, the number was up by 184,000 more than the previous year, which puts the total number at its highest level since 1992.

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he spoke with Liverpool's new CEO of football Michael Edwards and expressed excitement at the club's return to the club. On Tuesday, it was a tumultuous day at Anfield, with reports that the Merseyside club had reached an agreement to re-appoint former sporting director Edwards. Richard Hughes, a 44-year-old who spent 11 years at Anfield between 2011 and 2022, will now be in charge of the Premier League's daily operations, with the possibility of naming sports director Richard Hughes as his first job.

LEWIS STEELE: Michael Edwards has returned to Liverpool as the CEO of Football at Fenway Sports Group, where he will oversee daily operations for the Premier League's top managers, with first responsibility likely to be naming sporting director Richard Hughes. Edwards turned down several bids to return to the team after two years as a student at Ludonautics, which he founded a football analytics company that will officially leave on June 1. FSG chief Mike Gordon was instrumental in the drive to persuade Edwards to return. Liverpool and FSG are currently searching for their second football team and appear to be planning to dip their toes into the world of multi-club ownership. Edwards will oversee the identification of this second team, as well as former Boston Red Sox chief Theo Epstein, who has returned to FSG.

LEWIS STEELE: Michael Edwards has agreed to return to Liverpool in a senior role at Fenway Sports Group, where he will lead football operations, with first duties likely to be naming sporting director Richard Hughes. Edwards initially refused to return to the club after two years as FSG boss Mike Gordon ordered him to lead a restructure following manager Jurgen Klopp's resignation. Liverpool, on the other hand, did not give up and made a second, final play to compel Edwards to return to the club.

Liverpool is hoping to secure a football contract for outgoing Bournemouth transfer chief Richard Hughes, who is expected to lead the Reds' football operations under Michael Edwards. Last weekend, Merseyside FC held constructive talks with former sporting director Edwards in Boston, with the intention of him returning to the club in a more senior and wider role. Edwards, who has been praised as an integral part of Liverpool's glory under Jurgen Klopp, turned down a bid to return to the club after establishing an analytics company with club's former head of study Ian Graham. However, it now appears that he is close to returning to the Reds in a more senior role, with reports around Hughes that he will go where good friend Edwards goes next. The two couples have good, long-standing friendships. Billy Hogan, the CEO of Mail Sport, was scheduled to fly to Florida a fortnight ago as part of a business meeting with Fenway Sports Group owner Fred Hogan. That led to the talks with Edwards, which were reported to be encouraging.

The Office of Budget Responsibility reported yesterday that its forecast for net migration - the annual number of people arriving minus those leaving the country - has increased by 21% since its last estimate in the fall. In 2028, it is forecast that net migration will be 315,000, which is much lower than last year's 670,000 but it is still higher than the 245,000 predicted. The figures were 'informed' by the latest ONS estimates and changes in the visa system, according to OBR chairman Richard Hughes, who gave them a late-year briefing.'

Two things that can be said with certainty about the budget are two. Firstly, the estimates on which Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's tax and budget proposals are based would be inaccurate. Those from the Office for Budget Responsibility - which monitors and increasingly controls the Government's homework - are mostly correct.