Top 8 sporting directors in the world right now

In today's football, sporting directors are as important as coaches
In today's football, sporting directors are as important as coaches

#6 Michael Edwards (Liverpool FC)

Michael Edwards is the man who has made Liverpool competitive on the market again. The 39-years-old sporting director was promoted into one of the most powerful roles at Liverpool Football Club in November 2016. He is responsible for Liverpool's incredible achievements in the recent transfer windows.

The club has been strong enough to bring in some incredible players like Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Alisson and Naby Keita. Also, he has made some incredible outgoing transfers like Phillippe Coutinho's department to Barcelona for an initial £105 million, which could rise to £142 million with various clauses being met. The latest example of Edwards' brilliance is Dominic Solanke's transfer to Bournemouth for an incredible fee of £19m.

When you add in the fact the Reds are able to get international stars like Xherdan Shaqiri for less than they are selling reserve players, Liverpool fans have every reason to salute this man.

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