Jason Wilcox has left Southampton to become Manchester United바카라s new technical director with immediate effect. (More Football News)
Jason Wilcox joined Championship side Southampton last summer as their director of football, making the switch from Manchester City where he developed a reputation for nurturing excellent young talent as well as recruiting some of the best prospects in the game
Jason Wilcox has left Southampton to become Manchester United바카라s new technical director with immediate effect. (More Football News)
The 53-year-old becomes a key appointment at Old Trafford as part of United바카라s off-field overhaul following Sir Jim Ratcliffe바카라s arrival at the club.
Wilcox joined Championship side Southampton last summer as their director of football, making the switch from Manchester City where he developed a reputation for nurturing excellent young talent as well as recruiting some of the best prospects in the game.
A United statement read: 바카라Jason Wilcox has joined Manchester United as technical director with immediate effect.
바카라He will work with all technical areas of the football department to achieve the highest standards of performance.
바카라Jason was previously director of football at Southampton and before that academy director at Manchester City.
바카라As a player he won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995.바카라
A Saints statement read: 바카라Southampton Football Club can today confirm that it has reluctantly agreed to allow director of football Jason Wilcox to join Manchester United, having reached an agreement with the Premier League side on an acceptable compensation fee.
바카라Whilst the club is naturally disappointed that Jason바카라s stay at Southampton has only lasted nine months, it wishes him well for the future.바카라
John Murtough stepped down as football director at Old Trafford last week.
United are looking to add Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth to their staff as Ratcliffe continues his off-field rebuild after taking a 27.7 per cent stake in the club.
Wilcox will report to the sporting director, who will have overall responsibility for football performance, recruitment and operations.
The PA news agency understands Darren Fletcher will continue to play a key role in the football leadership team working across the men바카라s first team and academy.