In football's transfer-obsessed world where sporting directors can spark gossip-column headlines and cost almost as much as some players, Liverpool's appointment of Richard Hughes felt relatively low-key.
Hughes may not have the profile of Manchester United-linked Dan Ashworth or the trophy-laden reputation of Aston Villa's president of football operations Monchi, but when he joins Liverpool from Bournemouth at the end of this season he will be instrumental in one of the biggest decisions in world football when Liverpool appoint Jurgen Klopp's successor.
So what is it about Hughes that has made Michael Edwards - the new chief executive of football for Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group - bring the 44-year-old former Scotland international to Anfield?