(Reuters) - Liverpool have named departing Bournemouth technical director Richard Hughes as their new sporting director from the end of the 2023-24 season, the Merseyside club said on Wednesday, as they prepare for the post-Juergen Klopp era.

Earlier in March, Bournemouth announced that the 44-year-old former Scotland midfielder will leave his position as the technical director at the end of the current season, having taken charge in 2016.