David Ornstein understands Michael Edwards claim is incorrect

The Athletic's David Ornstein understands a recent claim about Michael Edwards and Liverpool is incorrect. The Reds wish to reinstall their former sporting director.

David Ornstein believes talk of a recent Michael Edwards demand is incorrect. Liverpool reportedly want their former sporting director back and made him an offer in January.

Edwards rejected them, however, but that hasn't ended the pursuit. Liverpool remain interested and supposedly put in another offer this week.

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The Times reported, among others, that the only way Edwards would return to the role is if he had total power. Ornstien, though, understands that's incorrect because Liverpool actually offered him that previously.

Ornstein on Edwards Liverpool reports

"There have been reports that [Edwards] would demand total control to consider a return to Liverpool," Ornstein explained in a Q+A for the Athletic. "That is not my understanding.

"He was already offered that by FSG when it made the original approach and he rejected the opportunity — the same with Chelsea, Manchester United and others historically.

"It’s more about how enticing the project and proposition are to him for different and a variety of reasons. Or, ultimately, perhaps he is just happy with his work and life as it is."

The realy interesting thing here is that some of the best sources in English football are now contradicting one another. It very rarely, if ever, happens.

But this entire situation is being played incredibly close to the chest, with no one able to say for certain what will happen. But it really does sound unlikely that Edwards returns to Liverpool.

Ornstein is pretty adamant that the Reds have already offered him as much as they can. He's rejected that and appears happy with his current work and life. Convincing him to give that up to help run Liverpool feels like an uphill task to say the least.

Still, the club want movement on their hirings in March, that much is claimed everywhere. So we can't be too far off some news.