Michael Edwards is building a Liverpool super team

Michael Edwards is now building a super team for Liverpool.

Michael Edwards has come under a bit more scrutiny recently.

Since returning as FSG’s Head of Football Operations, Edwards has been heavily involved in shaping the club’s strategy, including overseeing a significant amount of spending last summer.

When things don’t quite work-out, you are going to be under the pressure and so far the results have been mixed. Sure, a Premier League title was secured on Edwards’ return but what transpired is £450m of money spent and a huge regression, which culminated in Arne Slot losing his job.

It’s important to emphasise that Edwards is still very early in the process. Many of the players brought in are young, highly regarded talents with plenty of potential, who will need time to reach their exciting heights.

Obviously, it’s also important to consider how committed Edwards is himself.

When he returned to the club, there was a strong expectation that he would help lead Liverpool towards a multi-club ownership model, he professed this was his goal in the press release after his return.

However, that project appears to have lost some momentum. It’s no longer being discussed as much as it once was, and there have been suggestions the idea has become dormant, which has led to questions about Edwards’ long-term future at the club.

His current deal runs until 2027, and there hasn’t been much talk from either Liverpool or FSG about extending it beyond that point.

Despite the uncertainty, Edwards is still doing some great work in the shadows, and helping Liverpool build a dynasty with a change of recruitment strategy.

Under Edwards the Reds are now exploring markets they rarely tapped into before, with the club expanding its global scouting network and identifying talent from a much wider range of countries and competitions.

That approach has already led to the arrivals of Armin Pecsi, Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Mor Talla Ndiaye. Meanwhile, Sidy Barhama Ndiaye – who spent two weeks training with Liverpool last summer – is still expected to join the club once he turns 18, unless there is a major change in his situation.

Samuel Martinez has been snapped up from Colombia, and he will join Liverpool in a year when he celebrates his 18th birthday.

Liverpool also appear to be closing in on a move for Xavier Parker, from Manchester City.

Liverpool are now closing in on signing Zack Trinder from Wolves, and Josh Chigwada from Everton according to Peter O’Rourke. The two youngsters are both England U15 internationals and are regarded as the best in their age-group in the country.

That would mean over the course of the last 12 months, Edwards will have signed an elite goalkeeper prospect, two elite centre-back prospects, two elite midfield prospects and one exciting winger – all while also luring Will Wright to the club.

But that is not all.

Liverpool are still in talks to sign Diego Pelembe from Black Bulls in the Mozambique after he caught the eye at the U17 AFCON and they are exploring a move for Daniel Banjaqui as well.

And now the reliable Geo Team has reported that Liverpool have also made an offer to Andria Bartishvili. A 17-year-old wonderkid who has been labelled as the next Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Liverpool have always placed a strong emphasis on recruiting the best young talent for their academy. The difference under Michael Edwards is the scale and reach of that approach.

This summer we are witnessing a very aggressive recruitment in markets where Liverpool haven’t really been as present in previous eras.

But it’s an exciting development. And it’s a development that points towards Edwards staying long-term and potentially putting a multi-club model in place.

It would all be in vain.