Newcastle sporting director to leave after one year

Newcastle United sporting head Paul Mitchell is to time off nan nine by communal consent astatine nan extremity of June, little than 12 months aft his appointment.

The erstwhile Tottenham sporting head joined nan Magpies successful July 2024 to switch Dan Ashworth, who near St James' Park to subordinate Manchester United.

Ashworth near United successful December 2024, aft conscionable 5 months successful his caller role, and earlier this period agreed to return to nan Football Association arsenic caput of elite men's and women's development.

Mitchell presided complete a difficult summertime transportation window, wherever Newcastle were forced into trading players specified arsenic Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to meet nan Premier League's profit and sustainability rules.

Mitchell had reunited pinch Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him astatine Tottenham Hotspur successful 2014, but Eales will soon measurement down for wellness reasons.

"I'd for illustration to convey everyone astatine Newcastle United for their support complete nan past year," Mitchell said.

"I'm leaving astatine a clip that is correct for maine and nan club, peculiarly pinch Darren Eales - personification who I person worked truthful intimately pinch successful my profession - moving connected soon.

"The nine is successful awesome hands connected and disconnected nan pitch, and is successful a awesome position to proceed building."

During Mitchell's short tenure arsenic sporting head Newcastle won nan Carabao Cup - their first awesome home trophy successful 70 years - earlier qualifying for adjacent season's Champions League connected nan last time of nan Premier League season.