5 director of football candidates Ed Woodward overlooked to appoint new Man Utd chief
dailystar.co.ukManchester United chief executive has operated without one for his entire tenure, but will now have John Murtough to assist him with operations and strategy across all football functions.Murtough has been working for the club since 2014 as Head of Football Development, but will now answer directly to Woodward, and will work on transfers alongside Matt Judge, who is Director of Football Negotiations.Plenty of football’s most influential names have been linked with the role in the past, but Woodward has continued to fly solo until now.One man who was linked with a director of football role at Old Trafford was former United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar.The Dutchman has excelled in his role as chief executive at Ajax, where he began his playing.
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