FITNESS COACH Matt Green has left West Brom after 10 years to become Elite Performance Manager at the Premier League.

SUNDERLAND'S Dr James McCarron has been appointed to the new role of Elite Performance Manager by the Premier League.

DEVELOPMENT COACH Pepijn Lijnders says the quality of Liverpool’s Academy players - and the club’s willingness to use them - will give a critical advantage over Premier League rivals.

MANCHESTER CITY chief executive Ferran Soriano admits there is “much more to do” to bridge the gap between the club’s Academy and first team.

MIGUEL RIOS, Fulham's former senior scout, has been appointed European scout by high-flying Wolves.

NORWICH CITY have landed Head of Academy Recruitment Steve McGavin from arch rivals Ipswich Town.

HEAD of Talent ID Richard Allen is leaving the Football Association to become Loughborough University’s first Director of Football.

LINCOLN CITY manager Danny Cowley says his club’s Academy has to teach youngsters about winning - because it's not something they learn in school.

DAVID MOSS has left his role as Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield after little more than four months in the job.

SIR ALEX FERGUSON explains why he made youth the foundation of his success at Man Utd - even when it led to complaints in the House of Commons.

MANCHESTER UNITED Academy boss Nicky Butt has derided Chelsea’s youth system, saying they produce outstanding players but fail to get them into the first team.

RECRUITMENT tech firm Scout7, founded by Lee Jamison in 2001, has been bought by Perform Group.