Nottingham Forest's chief football officer Ross Wilson is set to become Newcastle's new sporting director. A deal has been agreed for Wilson to move to St James' Park to replace Paul Mitchell. There was also interest from Newcastle in former Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto, who has since joined Brighton.
Nottingham Forest's chief football officer Ross Wilson is set to become Newcastle's new sporting director.
A deal has been agreed for Wilson to move to St James' Park to replace Paul Mitchell.
There was also interest from Newcastle in former Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto, who has since joined Brighton.
Wilson also has a close relationship with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe.
The 41-year-old joined Forest in 2023, replacing Filippo Giraldi, and has helped the club into Europe for the first time in 30 years.
Under Wilson, Forest broke their transfer record several times, with Omari Hutchinson's £37.5m move from Ipswich this summer their current record.
Wilson also oversaw big outgoings, with Anthony Elanga joining Newcastle in a record sale worth £60m this summer - Forest having signed him for £15m in 2023 - while Brennan Johnson was sold to Tottenham in a deal worth over £45m.
Wilson was previously sporting director at Rangers and director of football operations at Southampton.
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