Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have appointed ex-sporting director Michael Edwards as the company's chief executive of football.

Edwards turned down one approach by FSG to bring him back after Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season.

Further detailed discussions about his role then took place in early March.

"Michael is one of the most formidable executive talents in world football," said FSG president Mike Gordon.

"He returns to us in a role with greater seniority than he held previously and with a wider remit.

"It was clear when we initially reached out to him that a broader scope would be a key motivating factor for any potential return to the industry. In this regard - and many others - his ambitions matched ours."

Gordon added Edwards "will take over responsibilities I have previously held regarding oversight and management of Liverpool FC's football operation".

Edwards joined Liverpool in 2011 and became sporting director in 2016 before leaving the club in summer 2022.

His new role at FSG will include a restructure of football operations at Liverpool, which will include bringing in a new sporting director.

Liverpool have been without a sporting director following Jorg Schmadtke's exit in January and Richard Hughes, who will leave his role as Bournemouth technical director at the end of the season, is under consideration.

The new sporting director will then be responsible for identifying and recruiting a successor to Klopp.