Michael Edwards established himself as one of the best sporting directors in world football at Liverpool, meaning news of his appointment at Manchester United will hit the Reds hard.
Edwards stepped down from his role at Anfield when his contract expired at the end of the 2021-22 season and has now received a bumper offer to take the same role 40 miles away at Old Trafford.
We’ve taken a look at 10 of his best pieces of transfer business since becoming sporting director in November 2016.
Andy Robertson
Despite suffering relegation to the Championship with Hull City in 2016-17, Robertson did enough to impress the bosses at Liverpool.
In a summer that saw Chelsea sign Alvaro Morata for £60million, the Scotland international was snapped up by the Reds for a measly £8million.
He has since developed into arguably the best left-back in the world, registering over 35 Premier League assists for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Mohamed Salah
Klopp reportedly made Julian Brandt his preferred target in the summer of 2017, only for Edwards to convince the German that Salah was the better option.
The Egypt international was recruited from Roma for £34 million and hit the ground running, breaking the record for most goals in a 38-game Premier League campaign with 32 in 2017-18.
To date, Salah’s record for Liverpool stands at 121 goals in 191 Premier League appearances, and 165 goals in 270 games in all competitions.
It’s safe to say that Edwards made the right call on this one.
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Philippe Coutinho
Liverpool tried everything to keep Coutinho at Anfield but eventually agreed to sell him to Barcelona for a staggering £142million in January 2018.
He failed to live up to expectations at Camp Nou and the Spanish side eventually offloaded him to Aston Villa this summer.
Liverpool, meanwhile, improved following the sale of Coutinho, with the profits from that deal allowing them to strengthen in their remaining areas of weakness.
Virgil van Dijk
After missing out on Van Dijk in the summer of 2017, Liverpool decided to wait six months to get their man rather than turn to a different target, and their patience has certainly been justified.
The centre-back joined the Reds in a £75million deal and played a vital role in turning the Reds from entertaining pretenders to major title winners.
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