Liverpool news: £60m transfer panic as Richard Hughes targeted by Saudi Arabia

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Liverpool are panicking over the recovery of £60m January signing Jeremy Jacquet after he had shoulder surgery. 07:53, Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Updated: 08:01, Thu, Mar 19, 2026 Jeremy Jacquet will join Liverpool at the end of the season (Image: Getty Images)Liverpool's summer transfer outlay represented an extraordinary undertaking by the club.

In today's news, Liverpool have grown concerned regarding the fitness of a promising summer acquisition. The Telegraph has since revealed that he is actually among three candidates being considered for the sporting director position at the Saudi club.Al-Hilal have not yet approached Liverpool, and the club are believed to be optimistic that he will stay.

Hughes was recruited by Liverpool's chief executive of football, Michael Edwards, from a comparable position at Bournemouth, where he supervised the appointment of Andoni Iraola.Liverpool could lose Richard Hughes this summer (Image: PA Wire)Incoming Liverpool defender Jeremy Jacquet has had surgery after sustaining a shoulder fracture last month. The same article suggested that Liverpool are 'panicking' over the severity of Jacquet's injury.