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Liverpool Echo journalist Ian Doyle has shared the latest insight on the sporting director situation at Anfield. Michael Edwards left the position last year to be replaced by Julian Ward, who in November that he’ll be stepping down at the end of this season, quickly leaving a vacancy for the role.

Doyle hosted a Q&A for on Thursday when he was asked for an update on what’s happening in terms of a new sporting director at Anfield, and he seemed to contradict the aforementioned report. He outlined: “Liverpool are continuing to assess the best fit for the sporting director role, with the process being overseen by Klopp and CEO Billy Hogan. Anfield sources have been insistent for some time that Paul Mitchell, who is leaving Monaco, is not in the running for the role.



“Klopp has the final say on signing players, with the targeting of them a collaborative effort by the recruitment team.”



However, upheaval has been the order of the day ever since he left Anfield, with Ward surprisingly deciding to walk away from the sporting director role after only one year in the job.