Paul Joyce confirms reassuring Liverpool transfer news after Michael Edwards exit

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Liverpool fans can rest assured that the club’s ‘preparatory work’ to bolster the squad this summer has already been undertaken.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYThere’s no understanding that Michael Edwards would have been key to business being conducted in the transfer window.Paul Joyce reported for The Times that sporting director Richard Hughes, rather than his now former colleague, will be responsible for executing strategy.Michael Edwards is off and Richard Hughes could soon leave LiverpoolIt would be remiss of us to suggest that Edwards’ exit – as part of the general feeling of unrest behind the scenes – won’t have some kind of net negative impact on Liverpool’s business.

Albeit certainly more down to the general disruption behind the scenes, rather than due to the ex-Tottenham employee’s serious involvement in our recruitment.Certainly, as Joyce rightly points out, the club’s former sporting director returned to L4 on the basis that he’d be leading FSG’s planned foray into multi-club ownership.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWith the 47-year-old having since departed, and Hughes expected to follow suit at the end of the window, amid interest from the Saudi Pro League, there’s a growing sense of concern that Liverpool may underdeliver this summer.An outcome, we should emphasise, which would be simply unacceptable, given the obvious need for reinforcements following the appointment of Andoni Iraola.There is some transfer complexity to bear in mindIt’s worth pointing out that this is a far from simple window for the Reds to conduct.Yes, the need for bodies is evident, but there needs to be a degree of careful planning, given ongoing unanswered questions about aspects of the squad.

What impact does the above have on the makeup of Liverpool’s midfield trio? Perhaps, most critically, if Liverpool’s funds are more finite than last summer’s kitty: what impact would a mega money signing like Bradley Barcola have on all the above?