Liverpool CEO heading to Germany

Last updated : 03 February 2017 By DSG

Liverpool CEO Ian Ayre has announced that he is leaving the club and will join 1860 Munich.

The 53-year-old joined Liverpool in 2007 as commercial director, then in 2011 he became managing director and was made chief executive in 2013.

"This has always been more than just a job for me because of the emotional connection with the place," he said

"I was a Liverpool fan my whole life but people say to me ‘it must be your dream job’ but I never dreamed of having it until that phone call 10 years ago.”

Source: DSG