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And FSG has been making some major moves following Michael Edwards' return as CEO of Football.

He almost immediately appointed Richard Hughes as Liverpool's new sporting director and he will start work at the end of the season.

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Ward, who stepped down just a year ago, is set to join FSG as its new technical director.

Both will reportedly start work on June 1.

The Portuguese is to be employed by FSG rather than Liverpool directly as his skills and expertise made him a leading candidate for the role.

Here, Liverpool.com has taken a look at the likely next big appointment ahead of a summer of restructure.

Background

Marques was a youth coach at Sporting CP before making a move to Manchester City to work as a first team performance analyst.

He also has ties to Julian Ward.

The pair worked together while at Manchester City, when Ward was a scout at the Etihad and Marques was working as an analyst.

Ward later moved to Liverpool and eventually became sporting director when he took over from Edwards in 2022.
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