Manchester United loses their Academy director of a Premier League rival after Nick Cox was poached by Everton.
Cox, 47, has played an important role behind the scenes at United and is widely credited for renewing and improving an academy that in recent years Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho, Alejandro Garnacho, Harry Amass, Harry Amass, Chido Obi has seen.
Although Cox will remain as an Academy Director for a few months to illuminate the transition, since United is looking for his successor, Mail Sport understands the chance of becoming a member of Everton was a Cox that was too good to reject.
He was previously approached with technical director and sports director Jobs in Europe, as well as in the Premier League and the EFL.
Although it is a difficult decision to leave United, who is already looking for a manager under the age of 18 after the departure of Baas Adam Lawrence at the start of the season, sources said that Cox was 'immediately excited' by the Everton offer.
The new owners of Everton, the Friedkin Group, are very ambitious and have made it an important focus to renew their academy after they have seen in recent years due to financial issues.
Cox has a clear track record of developing players and has supervised 38 first team debut since he has been at the club, with 29 of them since he became Academy Director.
He can also recruit players at a high level and have been an instrumental figure in the movements to bring Garnacho to England and to recruit Obi from Arsenal.
With the sale of Academy stars that count on the balance sheets as 'pure profit', many of Everton's best young people have to be cashed in instead of Bed in the first team – but the hope will be to push more talent in the side of David Moyes from the following season.
During his time at United, sales successes that can be linked to Cox are around £ 100 million, and which is expected to rise further due to various sale of clauses for players such as Anthony Elanga, who attracts interest from Newcastle United.
Moyes is expected to delve into the Academy arrangement during the preseason, since 10 First Team players have left the club, five as a free agent and with five loans that have expired.
More texts could also follow with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Michael Keane and Seamus Coleman to sign extensions about deals that end on 30 June.
Harrison Armstrong, the highest rated younger in the academy after his loan in Derby last season, is one to keep an eye on.