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.

NATHAN GARDINER has returned to Tottenham as Head of Sports Science. The appointment marks a return to the club he served for 15 years to October 2020.

RADHI JAIDI became the first Tunisian to play in the Premier League when he joined Sam Allardyce's Bolton in 2004 and he remains a trailblazer as one of the only black Muslim coaches in senior European football. On Episode #61 of the TGG Podcast, Jaidi told us about his journey as a player and coach.

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.

MANCHESTER UNITED First-Team Coach Eric Ramsay has been appointed Head Coach of Minnesota United in the MLS.

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.

NEW Head Coach Oliver Glasner has brought a quartet of Austrian assistants with him to Crystal Palace.

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.

LIVERPOOL’S Martin Diggle has been appointed as the new Academy Manager at Leeds United. Diggle has worked for Liverpool for almost five years as their Head of Coach Development, supporting the coaches across their Academy.