AS Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell is ‘one of the favourites’ to replace Julian Ward when he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season, according to Jacque Talbot.
Ward only replaced Michael Edwards at the job in the summer and has worked for the Reds in various roles over the past decade.
He had big shoes to fill when he replaced Edwards with his predecessor, who was instrumental in completing deals for key players like Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker and Mo Salah, while also helping the club receive impressive fees for a number of players who exceeded the requirements in Merseyside. .
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According to FootballTransfers writer Talbot, Mitchell was present at Anfield for Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat of Southampton ahead of the World Cup in Qatar last year and the 41-year-old’s Linkedin profile shows him being described as himself as a person who can ‘deliver as an individual and as part of a strong team’.
Mitchell, who represented Manchester City at youth level before joining Wigan Athletic, has also been linked with a recruiting role at Manchester United recently, also spending time at Southampton and Spurs as head of recruiting.
With Liverpool’s current owners FSG continuing to invite investment offers from interested parties, you can’t help but feel the club is entering a period of transition and this summer will be a busy one for the FA Cup winners.
Check out Talbot’s tweet below via his official Twitter account:
I heard that Paul Mitchell was at Anfield for the game against Southampton before the World Cup. The AS Monaco sporting director is believed to be one of the frontrunners for the Liverpool job.
— Jacque Talbot (@jac_talbot) January 27, 2023
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