FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy is joining Manchester United as first-team coach with special responsibility for their strikers.
Coaching
JAMIE ROBINSON has left the Football Association after 11 years to replace Steven Reid as first-team coach at Nottingham Forest.
EWAN SHARP, who was a coach-analyst under Ralf Rangnick at Manchester last season, has been appointed as Jesse Marsch's assistant at Leeds United.
GIANNI VIO has been appointed as Tottenham’s first ever set piece coach. The Italian, 69, is a pioneer of the role and was the first specialist set piece coach in English football during his time with Brentford in 2015/16.
VINCENT KOMPANY has named his backroom staff at Burnley, with Craig Bellamy moving with him from Anderlecht to Turf Moor.
STEVEN REID has left his role as Nottingham Forest first-team coach to become a specialist “helping people improve their mental wellbeing, confidence and leadership.”
RALPH HASSENHUTTL has finalised his backroom staff for the coming season, with Alex Clapham joining from Notts County as set piece coach and Carl Martin moving up from the Under-18s to become an in-possession specialist.
FORMER QPR boss Mark Warburton has been appointed as the new assistant manager of West Ham. The 59-year-old replaces Stuart Pearce, who announced he was leaving to pursue his own managerial ambitions at the end of last season.
CARDIFF CITY boss Steve Morison has bolstered his backroom staff with the appointment of Graham Stack as Goalkeeper Coach and Patrick Wilson as Head of Performance.
ENZO MARESCA is returning to Manchester City to become Pep Guardiola’s assistant after Juanma Lillo left to become Head Coach of Al-Sadd Sports Club in Qatar.
RUBEN SELLES has been appointed First Team Lead Coach at Southampton after long-serving trio Kelvin Davis, Dave Watson and Craig Fleming were sacked by the club.
JUSTIN COCHRANE has left Manchester United after a year to become first-team coach at Brentford. The 40-year-old, who has been described as “outstanding” and perhaps “the best developer in the country”, was Head of player Development and Coaching at United.