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The Dutchman is in line to take over at Anfield this summer after an agreement was reached with Feyenoord, with personal terms likely to be a formality.

His impending appointment is the final piece of the jigsaw for the Reds and returning chief Michael Edwards.

The pair worked together at Portsmouth and have had a close personal and professional relationship ever since.

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Hughes will officially start work at the end of the season but he is likely to have been heavily consulted during the process of identifying Klopp's successor.

And his last appointment at Bournemouth will give Liverpool fans reason for optimism.

The Cherries decided to axe Gary O'Neil at the end of last season despite him impressively securing Premier League survival with games to spare.

In came ex-Rayo Vallecano boss Andoni Iraola and the Spaniard endured a difficult start to life in England.

Bournemouth didn't win any of its first nine matches this season, a run which included a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield back in August.

But a 2-1 victory over Burnley in October sparked a revival, with Bournemouth then winning six of its next eight games to climb well away from trouble.

That is a record for a single season in the top flight, and there is still three games to play.

Hughes and the Bournemouth board resisted any calls to part ways with Iraola and that belief has been justified, with Bournemouth playing some eye-catching football in recent weeks.