 October 25, 2022 Edwards had also been linked to a return to football with Manchester United in recent weeks, though Sky Sports are describing those reports as 'fiction'. Barry McNeill, a former colleague of Edwards, recently spoke about the incredible job he did at Liverpool and why various clubs remain keen to bring him in. 'I think he helped Liverpool's owners see that they could manage player trading, player development and staff recruitment more effec){kind=link}
Michael Edwards turned down Chelsea’s offer of becoming their new ‘CEO of Football’ because the timing was not right, according to reports.
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Following Todd Boehly’s takeover of the Blues earlier this year, the new owner has removed almost all of the executive team that Roman Abramovich had appointed, with Boehly himself taking the position of chairman and interim sporting director.
One man that Boehly remains keen to bring in is Edwards, who last November announced he would be leaving his role at Liverpool after a decade.
Edwards joined Liverpool in November 2011 as head of analytics before becoming the club’s first sporting director in 2016.