**Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Hilal have approached Liverpool’s CEO of Football about taking a senior role at the club despite only recently rejoining the Reds.**
Between 2016 and 2022, Edwards worked as the Liverpool sporting director and was a crucial part of the success that Jurgen Klopp brought to Anfield.
His work behind the scenes saw Liverpool recruit the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Andy Robertson for incredibly low fees.
Looking back, it can be argued that Edwards holds the most bargain signings of any Premier League sporting director ever.
Now, however, his exploits at the Merseyside club are being recognised the world over with Al-Hilal very keen on recruiting the English executive.
Michael Edwards has been approached by Al-Hilal to discuss a senior role at club
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According to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/exclusive-al-hilal-approach-liverpools-michael-edwards-over-sporting-director-role/), Edwards is happy at Liverpool but he has also shown an eagerness to engage with the Saudi project which could leave a door open down the line.
The report reads: _“Edwards is happy as FSG’s CEO of Football, but has shown a desire to engage and discuss with president Fahad bin Nafel a potential role for the future, even though any move is being driven by Hilal._
_“Edwards is not actively looking to leave FSG this summer, nor does he want to go elsewhere as a sporting director. However, he does see appeal in speaking to clubs wishing to overhaul their sporting department, or where he is given freedom to build an executive team._
_“Al-Hilal’s approach to Edwards is down to their own desire to put a best-in-class sporting structure in place. Edwards has managed Liverpool’s current transition to a sporting-led structure under Richard Hughes, and is also tasked with adding a new club to Liverpool’s multi-club model, having looked at Bordeaux previously and now Malaga.”_
Losing Edwards would be damaging – he’s the best in the business
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While there is no way for casual supporters to compare executives at football clubs, Michael Edwards is, at the very least, the perfect fit for Liverpool as his absence proved.
No disrespect to Darwin Nunez, I don’t think Liverpool sign him if Edwards is at the club.
In the time that Edwards was no longer at Liverpool, they had Jorg Schmadtke and Julian Ward in the sporting director but neither came close to what Edwards offers the club.