Liverpool are close to appointing a successor for the outgoing director of research Dr Ian Graham.
The Welshman, who heads up the Reds' highly-coveted data-driven analysis team, was first appointed in April 2012 and has been primarily responsible for the club's shrewd operation in the transfer window over the last decade.
However, Graham, who graduated from the University of Cambridge with a PhD in Physics, made Anfield officials aware of his desire to leave in November and is currently serving his notice period on Merseyside until the end of the season.
