Julian Ward has returned to Liverpool's ownership group just 12 months after quitting the club.

The football figure has been named as the technical director at Fenway Sports Group.

Pedro Marques has been appointed as director of football development after arriving from Benfica.

Ward walked away from a sporting director role at the club just 12 months ago having previously worked under Michael Edwards, who has also returned to Liverpool as FSG CEO of football.

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Ward was considering a global technical director role with INEOS Football Group, whose founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe owns a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United, but he was convinced to return to Liverpool.

Richard Hughes is arriving from Bournemouth this summer to take on Ward and Edwards' former role.

Ward is expected to oversee player development across FSG's football operations.

Ward was promoted to replace Edwards in 2022 following his departure after 10 years as sporting director!

Ward played a leading role in negotiating several big transfers for Liverpool, including club-record signing Darwin Nunez and deals for Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo.

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