Ex-Monaco sporting director ‘under consideration’ for role at Newcastle
Newcastle United are eyeing Luis Campos to become their new sporting director after he previously worked at Monaco and Lille, according to reports.
The Magpies are expected to have a mass revamp both on and off the pitch. This comes after their Saudi-led takeover was completed last week.
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce will reportedly lose his job in the next few days. Frank Lampard is among the names to have been linked with the club.
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Sky Sports are reporting that Newcastle are also looking to appoint a sporting director.
They report that Campos is “under consideration” for the role, but they state that other names are also in the running.
Campos has had a lot of success as a sporting director in France for Monaco and Lille. He helped them win the Ligue 1 title in 2016/17 and 2020/21 respectively.
The 57-year-old has been hailed in the past for his player recruitment. In just four years, he has recouped around £500m from selling players.
Campos “would view Newcastle as a very similar project” to Monaco and Lille. He is currently a free agent as he left his position at Lille last December.
“Sometimes it’s about the money. The money talks nowadays as well.
“I think Conte. He’s the one that’s available. Can you get him? Push your luck.
On Bruce potentially losing his job, Ferdinand continued: “This shows you the brutality of football. New owners come in and the manager just gets the sack straight away, no sentiment, no feeling behind it. ‘He isn’t what we want, see you later’.
“He’ll get paid up, don’t worry about that. Goodnight Vienna. When people ask players to be loyal and all this stuff, the word loyal in football isn’t here anymore. It’s not about that.
“This is part of the game. Steve Bruce will know that. He’s not a mug, he will know. He will be sitting there waiting for the phone call – if he’s not had it already – to say, ‘Thank you very much but you’re not the guy anymore’.
“I’m positive that will happen. I don’t see him being there or being the short-term or long-term person they want in place. They’ve got plans now to go on and do crazy stuff there and I don’t think they see Steve Bruce, with respect, as the guy to do that for them.”