Manchester United 'agree deal for top Championship scout'
Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe's minority purchase was ratified by the Premier League over the festive period, the INEOS founder has overseen significant changes to the Red Devils' upstairs department.
Omar Berrada has been instilled as the club's new CEO, and the Red Devils recently announced that former Manchester City and Southampton man Jason Wilcox had joined as a technical director.
Furthermore, the process to hire Dan Ashworth from Newcastle United as their new sporting director is ongoing, after John Murtough was confirmed to be stepping down from his position earlier this month.
Now, The Sun claims that Ipswich Town chief scout Sam Williams will be the next man to assume office at Old Trafford, returning to the club he originally left in the spring of 2022.
Williams to start work in MayMan United are said to have struck a deal with their Championship counterparts to hire the 36-year-old, who will officially start work at the Theatre of Dreams in May.
Ipswich have supposedly already placed Williams on gardening leave, and the Englishman will be appointed lead scout for the Red Devils' academy team, reporting to head of youth recruitment Luke Fedorenko.
This season, two of Manchester United's academy talents have thrived under Erik ten Hag's wing, with Alejandro Garnacho becoming a nailed-on starter in the final third.
The former Atletico Madrid product, who left the La Liga giants to join Man United in 2020, boasts nine goals and four assists from 42 games for the Red Devils this season, including seven goals in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Kobbie Mainoo has been
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