Manchester United confident of getting former Liverpool transfer
guru - Reports
Manchester United are reportedly close to
appointing former Liverpool transfer guru Marcus Edwards, with Chelsea also
said to be interested.
According to Football Insider, the Red Devils are confident of
securing a deal for the 43-year-old and the club are willing to wait until next
summer to get their man. Manchester United are convinced that Edwards is the
man to lead their transfer business going forward and have made him a 'hugely
attractive offer'.
Edwards
left Liverpool at the end of last season following 11 incredibly successful
seasons at Anfield and is currently on a year-long sabbatical. He had
previously parted ways with Tottenham to take up the role of head of analytics
at the Reds in 2011.
He
was eventually promoted and became Liverpool's sporting director in 2016, where
he oversaw some of the most important transfers in the club's recent history.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Fabinho all arrived for
relatively low fees.
Virgil van Dijk and
Alisson were big-money signings who thrived during Edwards' time at the club.
The Reds have since won every major honor available to them and
Manchester United are clearly impressed by Edwards' transfer dealings. The Red
Devils have infamously spent vast sums of money on players who flopped at Old
Trafford, with many leaving very shortly after expensive arrivals.
The Merseysiders have also earned huge profits from the sale of
players, most notably when Philippe Coutinho left to join Barcelona (£142
million). Fringe players such as the likes of Dominic Solanke and Jordan Ibe
were also sold for good sums of money.
The news is likely to annoy Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, who has
made multiple approaches for Edwards as the American looks to continue his
overhaul at the club.
