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Interesting that bigger teams weren’t interested. Think the business he did for us over summer was fantastic.
Interesting that bigger teams weren’t interested. Think the business he did for us over summer was fantastic.
State of him working 6 month with ivan was too much maybe
Interesting that bigger teams weren’t interested. Think the business he did for us over summer was fantastic.
Probably he was also looking for the job/position he wanted in a club that would let him do his thing and for a period greater than a year.
@Toby Andrl take on this would be interesting.
Mitchell is a name which keeps cropping up, with some sources considering him an "outstanding fit" for United.
The 37-year-old, who is Manchester born, is currently head of recruitment and development for Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. He has previously worked at Southampton and Sp**s alongside Pochettino, who is being tipped for the United manager's job by former captain Gary Neville.
There are some who feel that getting Mitchell in place may be a way to lure Pochettino to Old Trafford after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's caretaker manager stint.
Neville says Pochettino would be the "ideal candidate" to meet his three key principles of promoting youth, playing entertaining football and winning football matches.
And Mitchell has played a key part in helping the Argentine produce hard-working, attacking and youthful teams while at Saints and Sp**s, according to those who know him well.
Renowned for his furious work ethic, Mitchell is credited with recruiting the likes of Sadio Mane, Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic at Southampton, plus Toby Alderweireld, Dele Alli and Kieran Trippier at Sp**s.
But it was Alli's move from League One MK Dons where he really earned Pochettino's trust. Former MK Dons player Mitchell went to great lengths to convince the Sp**s boss that Alli could make the jump to the Premier League and then took the player under his wing to ensure the then 19-year-old felt settled after moving to London.
That episode underlined a key aspect which will interest United fans: his willingness to promote young players. It is said that if Mitchell is confident of a promising prospect coming through a club's academy, he won't sign an established player to potentially block their route to the first team.
Although he was a popular player during his time at MK Dons, Mitchell is also ruthless when he needs to be and knows his own value.
When Tottenham decided on a different style of recruitment, Mitchell had no hesitation in walking away, and has had plenty of offers from top clubs since.
His close bond with Pochettino remained intact. The only question mark may be over whether United want a director of football who has a wider range of skills.
The bolded part is interesting. He would have worked well with Wenger but do we have the time to do this now? If we get the calibre of players he has unearthed elsewhere, then we won't need time as they'll hit the ground running.BBC article on him a while back linking him to United, the bolded part might interest a few on here:
Hopefully they get someone in before season end need time to plan for summer transfers and improving the squad
Speculation has been growing in certain circles that Arsenal's pursuit may be approaching its end but club sources insist that that is not the case and that there is no imminent sign of the process coming to an end.
football.london