AS Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell has been tipped to succeed the outgoing Julian Ward once he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season.
Ward is less than a year into the role after replacing Michael Edwards in May 2022 and has since sanctioned deals for Sadio Mane to join Bayern Munich and Darwin Nunez to move to Merseyside for a potential club-record deal. He also managed to seal a record-breaking contract for Mohamed Salah to commit his future to Liverpool for another three years.
The Liverpool John Moores University alumnus' resignation came as a surprise to Jurgen Klopp, who was notified of the decision after the Reds' 3-1 victory over Southampton in November and later admitted Ward's exit was indeed a "surprise".
