What Richard Hughes has said about transfers teases next Liverpool set-up and new manager role
After repeatedly working both with and against Liverpool in the transfer market in the past, Richard Hughes is the club's new sporting director.
The former Scotland international’s appointment was announced on Wednesday, with it confirmed he will officially start in the role from June 1 after his tenure as AFC Bournemouth first-team technical director comes to an end.
Hanging up his boots in 2014, Hughes joined the Cherries’ recruitment team the same summer before becoming first-team technical director in 2016. During his tenure, Bournemouth punched above their weight in the Premier League before winning promotion back to the top-flight after an unexpected relegation.
Consequently, he has regularly dealt with Liverpool over the years in the transfer market.
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Jordon Ibe and Brad Smith both moved to the Vitality Stadium from the Reds for a combined £21m fee in July 2016, while Dominic Solanke would also leave Liverpool for Bournemouth in a deal worth up to £24m in January 2019. The same month saw Nathaniel Clyne join the Cherries on loan until the end of the season.
The following August, Bournemouth would sign Harry Wilson on a season-long loan move from the Reds, while Nat Phillips would complete his own temporary switch to the South Coast club in January 2022.
Meanwhile, Hughes has also battled the Reds in the transfer market on more than one occasion.
The Cherries actually beat Liverpool to the signing of Lloyd Kelly from Bristol City in 2019, and rivalled the Reds for Andy Robertson from Hull City in 2017. They
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