Newcastle United is said to have agreed on terms with Manchester City scout Paul McLaren to sign a contract.
McLaren has been with Manchester City for five and a half years and is currently the club’s head regional scout. Prior to joining City, the former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder worked at Arsenal as Northern head youth scout.
McLaren will join Newcastle in a newly created role as head scouting, according to Fabrizio Romano. He has agreed to terms with The Magpies and is expected to begin in July, ahead of the 2023-24 season.
Newcastle created several new recruitment roles in January as they sought a 13 to 18 UK scouting lead, a head of emerging talent, a recruitment operations manager, and a scouting lead at the club’s academy.
United recently appointed former Manchester City and Leeds United scout Paul Midgley as head of youth recruitment as part of sporting director Dan Ashworth’s academy reform.
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