'Immediately': Richard Hughes set to leave sporting director role at Liverpool and join new club - journalist

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Richard Hughes will reportedly leave Liverpool to join Al Hilal, according to claims emerging in Saudi Arabia.The Scotsman took over the Reds’ sporting director position in 2024, and has come in for plenty of criticism in the two years since.And as per Saudi based journalist Ahmed Al-Ajlan, Hughes‘ reign at Liverpool will end in the coming months, as he prepares for a new role in the Saudi Pro League. Pick the better Liverpool manager Current feelings for Slot aside, has he been better than Benitez?

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Gaspafotos/MB Media/PAUL ELLIS/AFP Hughes to leave Liverpool?It was not too long ago that Hughes was being lauded as a genius for masterminding what looked like the best summer transfer window in Liverpool history.However, things have not clicked at all this season, and Al-Ajlan claims the former Scotland international is now set to depart.“Our sources… Al Hilal reaches an agreement with the Scottish “Richard Hughes” to take on the role of sporting director for Al-Hilal Club,” he posted on X on Monday evening.Credit: Nikki Dyer – LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Steven Gerrard inadvertently auditions as Liverpool manager with brilliant new speech“And the terms have been agreed upon between both parties, with only the contract signing remaining.”“In the event of signing, Richard Hughes’ assistant team will begin working immediately, with him starting his duties next summer.”The story will need verifying from sources closer to Liverpool before it can be taken completely seriously, but this is a big claim which would really shake things up behind the scenes at Anfield ahead of what promises to be another big summer.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox