
Liverpool's director of football, Damien Comolli (Photo: Reuters)
Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli has left the club by "mutual consent" to return to his native France for family reasons, the Anfield side announced on Thursday
Comolli, who had previously worked at Arsenal, Tottenham and St Etienne, said: "I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to work at Liverpool and am happy to move on from the club and back to France for family reasons.
"I wish the club all the best for the future."
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner added: "The club needs to move forward and we now have a huge game on Saturday.
"It is important that everyone joins us in supporting the manager and gets behind Kenny and the team and focuses on a strong finish to the season."
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