'Manager must have final say' - your views on player recruitment
Should manager Arne Slot have more say about who the club signs? Michael Edwards is the CEO of football and Richard Hughes is Liverpool's sporting director under Fenway Sports Group. Tony: The manager MUST have the final say in any transfers, both incoming and outgoing.
[BBC] [Getty Images] We asked for your views on who you would like to be making the decisions on player recruitment at Liverpool. Should manager Arne Slot have more say about who the club signs? Michael Edwards is the CEO of football and Richard Hughes is Liverpool's sporting director under Fenway Sports Group.
Here are some of your opinions: Tony: The manager MUST have the final say in any transfers, both incoming and outgoing. Even if he's part of a committee, it's the manager who should set the agenda, detailing what positions he wants filling, and what he is looking for in terms of player profile. It's fine for others to put forward players they think might fit, but the manager has to have the final say.
After all, it's him who has to form a team from the players, not some head of recruitment. Nick: I trust Hughes more. He hand-picked Andoni Iraola (surely, the first choice should Slot leave, whenever that may be) and many of the gems at Bournemouth .
The players he's signed for Liverpool? The big misstep is Alexander Isak. Too expensive and not needed.