According to the club, Hughes leaves after nearly two years at Anfield. During his tenure, he worked closely with Arne Slot, who was in charge of the team that won the English championship in Slot's first season. The technical director was responsible for several high-profile transfers, including those of Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, which cost hundreds of millions of euros. VoetbalPrimeur reports that Hughes' last major transfer was the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for 125 million euros. Liverpool is now looking for a replacement for Hughes, who is reportedly set to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal.