Liverpool is going to appoint Mark Burchill as the Reds’ new chief scout. Recently it was heard that the Bournemouth man is set to join the club. Alongside Richard Hughes, he will start working with this football club. So, it is clear that Liverpool are looking to land another key figure from Bournemouth.
Liverpool’s current chief scout, and head of recruitment Dave Fallows would like to bring Liverpool’s new look. He chose to add Richard Hughes and Mark Burchill to the team. The South Coast club’s sporting director, Richard Hughes said that they will join Liverpool at the end of the season. Burchill and Hughes have a history together. They performed as team-mates at Portsmouth in 2000. Burchill has lots of managerial experience. He led Livingston to victory in the Scottish Cup in 2015.
Liverpool is trying to remodel its football department. They are preparing to take the challenge of boss Jurgen Klopp’s departure this summer. Liverpool’s Michael Edwards also spoke about Hughes’ appointment. Edwards said, “Both Richard and I are aware of the weight of responsibility that comes with working in this capacity for a club such as this. The fact he is excited and energized by the challenge ahead is important.
He also added, “It is clear to everyone that Jurgen will leave a legacy to build upon and in Richard, we have the right person to make the key decisions and offer the leadership to take us forward into a bright future.
Then he said, “As one very successful chapter will come to a close for Liverpool in the summer, the objective of everyone here is for another one to begin, and with Richard I am confident we have the right person in position for us to achieve this aim.”
Hughes said about this appointment, “I am fully aware of the expectations and responsibilities that come with taking this position. It will be my job, working with Michael [Edwards] and leading the football operations team already in place, plus the wider staff at the AXA Training Centre, to make good decisions.” He continued, “That’s really what the job entails: you have to make the kind of good decisions that enhance the prospects of having a team that wins and excites the supporters. It is what Liverpool have done well for a very long time and the benefits are there for everyone to see.”