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Julian Ward has wasted no time in endearing himself to the Liverpool faithful. The club’s new sporting director had already masterminded the arrival of Luis Diaz, before Michael Edwards had even left his post.

And just weeks after the transfer guru’s departure from Anfield, Ward has made the top job his own by constructing Darwin Nunez’s blockbuster transfer before next season’s fixtures are even put in stone. The move, which will cost the Reds an initial £64.2million, could yet become their most expensive, if the Uruguayan lives up to his sterling reputation.

It’s an impressive start for Ward, who would have gone into the role, fully aware of the sizable task at hand when it came to replacing Edwards. During his 11-year stay at Anfield, Edwards - along with the help of manager Jurgen Klopp - helped transform the Reds from sleeping giants to kings of Europe.

His decade in the hot-seat saw transfer hit, after transfer hit turn Liverpool into a side which in another era, would have multiple Premier League titles to their name already. His success stories are a who’s who of modern Anfield greats, including, but not limited to, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

But it wasn’t only his ability to bring an array of world class talent to Merseyside which has