When Liverpool last made a high-profile mistake in the transfer market, Mason Mount and Reece James were still in school, Leicester City hadn't yet won the Premier League, Arsene Wenger was still in charge of Arsenal, and Frank Lampard hadn't yet called time on his days as a player.
It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Todd Boehly - Chelsea's new owner - is toying with the prospect of appointing Michael Edwards as Marina Granovskaia's replacement. Now unattached to a club after leaving Anfield at the end of last season, Edwards is the man credited with constructing arguably Liverpool's greatest-ever squad during his time on Merseyside.
With Granovskaia departing from her role at Stamford Bridge, Boehly has appointed himself as interim sporting director for the moment. The Blues are searching for a long-term successor, and Edwards has been identified as their top target.
