AS Monaco manager Philippe Clement has been coy over talks that sporting director Paul Mitchell will leave at the end of the summer transfer window amid Liverpool links.
The Englishman has been touted as a replacement for the departing Reds chief Julian Ward, who will exit his post at the end of the season, and news broke on Wednesday night that the former Wigan Athletic midfielder is set to depart the Ligue 1 outfit.
Mitchell has held director positions in the Premier League in the past after having roles with Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur where he headed recruitment. He also had a stint with RB Leipzig before moving to the St Louis II Stadium where he has brokered deals for the likes of Aurelien Tchouameni and Benoit Badiashile which has banked over £100m for Monaco.