Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell is leaving the Magpies by mutual consent in a shock exit ahead of the summer.
Mitchell arrived in the summer as the Magpies’ new sporting director after previous roles in scouting and club development at Southampton, Tottenham, RB Leipzig and Monaco.
He took over from Dan Ashworth, whose departure to Manchester United was finally confirmed in early July 2024 after months of negotiations.
But on Tuesday afternoon, Daily Mail chief football reporter Craig Hope wrote on X: ‘I understand Paul Mitchell will be leaving Newcastle United by mutual consent. Club announcement imminent.’
The official statement on Newcastle’s website followed and confirmed that Mitchell ‘will leave…