 Edwards' departure neatly coincided with Todd Boehly's acquisition of Chelsea and so naturally, he has been perennially linked with a job at Stamford Bridge. Boehly has revamped the Blues' transfer structure, ousting Petr Cech and Marina Granovskaia, who both held senior positions in the previous regime. Christopher Vivell is set to be given the job of Technical Director with Chelsea, with Joe Shields, Paul Wistanley, Laurence Stewart and Kyle Macaulay making up the new-look team. However, it is understood the US tycoon has even more ambitious plans and would like Edwards in situ to oversee the entire recruitment st){kind=link}
Liverpool’s former transfer guru called time on his Anfield career at the end of last season and there have been no shortage of offers for the man that helped assemble Jurgen Klopp’s squad
Michael Edwards continues to court interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs as the former Liverpool director prolongs his sabbatical from the game.
The 43-year-old, who spent 11 years at Anfield, is credited with playing a key role behind building the club’s most successful side in a generation. Under his watch as Sporting Director, the Reds lifted the Champions League in 2018, before ending their 30-year wait for a Premier League title 12 months later.
Edwards, along with Jurgen Klopp, oversaw a staggeringly successful period of recruitment with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Virgil van Dijk brought to the club. But at the end of last season, Edwards ended his six-year stint as director, handing over the reins to Julian Ward.
“With the new training ground complete, many of the core players committed to the club through long-term contracts and some of the hard work translated into trophies, it’s time for me to move on,” he confirmed in an open letter to fans last year.