Liverpool Chief Executive to Leave Anfield

Liverpool Chief Executive Ian Ayre will leave the Premier League club at the end of February to join German second-division outfit 1860 Munich.

The 53-year-old first joined the club as Commercial Director in 2007, and has been Chief Executive for over three years having previously served on the Board and as Managing Director.

Ayre initially declared his intention to leave the club last year, and has since played a vital role in restructuring at Anfield.

Liverpool hope to have a new Chief Executive in place by summer.