Chelsea's potential new Sporting Director Michael Edwards could have a big say in where Mohamed Salah ends up next summer, especially if Liverpool aren't able to agree a new contract extension with the Egyptian amid the current wage stand-off with his agent Ramy Abbas.
With Marina Granovskaia stepping down from her position on the Chelsea board of directors, new owner Todd Boehly is looking to replace the Russian-Canadian with a new Sporting Director and two names, in particular, have emerged as the early frontrunners in this race. First off, Atletico Madrid's Andrea Berta is understood to be highly interested in the vacant position which Boehly is filling in temporarily this summer. But the preferred option as per various outlets is former Liverpool director Edwards, who stepped down this season. Julian Ward took the reins off him in Merseyside.
Where exactly the man well-liked by Jürgen Klopp ends up this summer remains to be seen as he goes on a break from football but an early return to action in West London is one that is seen to have 'great appeal' to both himself and owner Boehly, who wants to run Chelsea more like Fenway Sports Group (FSG) do at Liverpool, both on a day-to-day basis and in the transfer market.
