Who is Manchester United's director of football & is he in charge of transfers or Solskjaer?

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 Manchester United have taken the plunge and finally followed the trend set by other European giants by appointing a director of football to lead their transfer market crusades.


High profile names such as Edwin van der Sar, Ralf Rangnick and Paul Mitchell had been touted for the role, but it was internal candidate John Murtough who ultimately landed the gig.


"This is such an exciting time for everyone at Manchester United with the first team, academy and women’s team all performing strongly, and plenty of development still to come," Murtough said at his unveiling.


"It’s a privilege to be part of that process, and an honour to lead Manchester United’s football department, working alongside Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer], Casey [Stoney, women's team head coach] and so many other truly outstanding staff all dedicated to delivering success to this club."

Murtough is set to work with Ole Gunnar Solskjar as well as new Technical Director Darren Fletcher and Director of Football Negotations, Matt Judge, but who exactly is he and what is his background?


More importantly, when it comes to making decisions on transfers, who is in charge of transfers?

Murtough's new official title is 'Football Director' and he will now take on a bigger role in Manchester United's first-team transfers and recruitment.


So, will he be making the decisions about which players become Red Devils transfer targets or will it be Solskjaer?


The truth is that Murtough will work very closely with Solskjaer when it comes to identifying which players to sign, with the two seen to be on the same level in that they will both be reporting to Ed Woodward.


Having fixed issues with recruitment at the youth level, the hope for Man Utd is that Murtough will be able to augment that success.


 

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