Man Utd announce Jason Wilcox appointed technical director with immediate effect in boost to Jadon Sancho
MANCHESTER UNITED have confirmed the appointment of Jason Wilcox as technical director.
The former Blackburn winger, 53, who won the Premier League title as a player 19 years ago, will have overall responsibility for football performance, recruitment and operations”.
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A club statement read: “Jason Wilcox has joined Manchester United as Technical Director with immediate effect.
“He will work with all technical areas of the football department to achieve the highest standards of performance.”
Wilcox, whose previous roles include technical director at Southampton and academy director at Manchester City, will report to the sporting director.
The new sporting director has not yet been appointed but is expected to be Newcastle’s Dan Ashworth.
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