Newcastle United are set to sign England under-16s international Leo Shahar from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton WanderersNewcastle United are set to sign England under-16s international Leo Shahar from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers
Since becoming the club’s sporting director last year, Dan Ashworth has implemented big changes to the academy – both on and off the pitch. Over the last six months, United have recruited a number of scouting and recruitment roles to be based across England as a way of improving academy productivity.
Staff promoted from within are Paul Baker (Lead North Scout), Glenn Craggs (Head of Local Recruitment), Drew Beardsley (U5-U11 Recruitment Officer) and Michael Hutchinson (U9-U14 Assistant Local Professional Club Scout). Other employees are Dean Edwards (North West West Regional scout), Amos Mukiza (Midlands Regional Scout), Ross Thorpe: (Midlands Regional Scout), Abdul Habib (London/ South East Regional Scout), Dan Risk (London/ South Regional Scout) and Andy Gill (South West Regional Scout).
Significant investment has also gone into recruiting young players. Alex Murphy and Charlie McArthur were among those to join Newcastle last year from Galway United and Kilmarnock, respectively, while Garang Kuol and most recently Yankuba Minteh have arrived before being immediately loaned out.
Staff promoted from within are Paul Baker (Lead North Scout), Glenn Craggs (Head of Local Recruitment), Drew Beardsley (U5-U11 Recruitment Officer) and Michael Hutchinson (U9-U14 Assistant Local Professional Club Scout). Other employees are Dean Edwards (North West West Regional scout), Amos Mukiza (Midlands Regional Scout), Ross Thorpe: (Midlands Regional Scout), Abdul Habib (London/ South East Regional Scout), Dan Risk (London/ South Regional Scout) and Andy Gill (South West Regional Scout).
Significant investment has also gone into recruiting young players. Alex Murphy and Charlie McArthur were among those to join Newcastle last year from Galway United and Kilmarnock, respectively, while Garang Kuol and most recently Yankuba Minteh have arrived before being immediately loaned out.
