Peter Moore's announced departure today was always planned inside Liverpool, it has been reported.
Moore will leave his chief executive post at the end of next month to be replaced by Billy Hogan.
The Liverpool Echo says Moore signed a fixed-term three-year contract with the Reds after coming over from the United States.
The idea behind signing a fixed-term deal was to enable both Moore and his wife Debbie to go back home to their children in America and so there was a limited time on their stay here.
A reshuffle at the top of the Anfield club is now underway.
But it is understood to be on Moore's terms with him choosing to leave and return to his family.
