MATT ALLEN has left Tottenham after 13 years to become Head of Athletic Performance at Ipswich Town.

MANCHESTER CITY have created a backroom empire, spanning the Academy, performance, coaching and data science, but a reboot will be required this summer following some key exits.

QPR have officially opened their new state-of-the-art training complex in Heston. It brings to an end an 11-year saga to build a new training ground.

MARK SERTORI has been appointed Head of Performance and Player Care by newly-promoted Burnley. The man described as 'more than a work colleague' by John Stones left Manchester City in December after more than 14 years' service.

MARK BITCON has been appointed Director of Performance at Southampton as the club begin their behind-the-scenes rebuild.

SOUTHAMPTON Head of Sport Science and first-team fitness coach Alek Gross is leaving the club after a decade following their relegation from the Premier League.

MARK JARVIS is leaving his role as Southampton Director of Performance Support as owners Sport Republic continue their clean sweep behind the scenes. Jarvis was hired from the English Institute of Sport in August 2018 as strategic lead for their performance and medical department across men's, women's and Academy.

MANAGERS who arrive at a new club? and publicly claim their players “are not fit enough” risk being “inflammatory and dangerous”, says former Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United Head of Performance Callum Walsh.

BEN ROSENBLATT will step down as England’s Lead Physical Performance Coach after their June camp.

JURGEN KLOPP has made important changes to Liverpool's pre-season after learning some key lessons from last season.

VICANN DURING has taken over from long-standing club doctor Stephen Lewis at Brighton. Lewis, who had been with the Seagulls for eight-and-a-half years, left in January to take up the same role with Fulham.

FORMER Wolves Head of Sport Science Tom Farrow has joined Chelsea as a Physical Performance Coach.