TOM VERNON has stepped down as CEO of Right to Dream after 25 years and will now take on a Senior Advisor role as Executive Vice Chairman.

SIMON FRANCIS will succeed Richard Hughes as Bournemouth’s Technical Director at the end of this season, the club have announced.

BOURNEMOUTH Technical Director Richard Hughes will step down after a decade at the end of this season.

CHELSEA have appointed Swansea City’s Josh Marsh as their Loans and Pathways Manager as they look to change the way they work with loans.

FORMER Middlesbrough defender George Friend has been appointed Director of Football at League One Bristol Rovers after retiring from playing.

CHELSEA have hired Owen Eastwood to lead a project on their history and identity which will influence the environments at Stamford Bridge and the Cobham training centre. The New Zealander has previously worked with Gareth Southgate’s England for several years.

DAN ASHWORTH is the man Manchester United have chosen to lead their football strategy in the INEOS era. At our TGG Live Conference, he gave a fascinating insight into how he approaches the first few months at a new organisation.

RICKY MARTIN has been sacked as Stoke City Technical Director after 15 months as the club vow to take a “new direction”. Former Stoke player Jonathan Walters has taken over the position on an interim basis until further notice.

NEWCASTLE UNITED have started their search for a new Sporting Director after confirming that Dan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave by the club.

MORE and more Premier League clubs are signing Right to Dream graduates, as we've seen with Mohammed Kudus at West Ham and Simon Adingra and Ibrahim Osman at Brighton. What makes the Academy so special?

TOTTENHAM Technical Director Johan Lange says he and manager Ange Postecoglou are “aligned” to a club game model and methodology that will survive even if they leave.

ANALYTICS pioneer Mladen Sormaz has been appointed as the new Sporting Director of League One Barnsley. He joins from 777 Partners, who have agreed to buy a 94% stake in Everton.