Ransom appointed to pioneering new Everton role as senior figure exits

The move reunites him with Everton Technical Director Nick Cox, with whom he worked at United. Cox was Academy Director at Carrington for a decade before joining the Toffees in October 2025.

As Technical Director, Cox is responsible for performance, medical, operations, facilities, player care and the Academy at Everton. 

The club advertised for the Head of Performance role in April. Ransom’s remit will be to ensure that players are “supported to achieve sustained peak performance through a holistic approach encompassing wellbeing, psychology, player support and lifestyle support.”

The aim is to deliver “a comprehensive, joined-up and systemic function that supports the person, the professional and the player to perform better, more often.”

Ransom first joined United in July 2016 as Academy Psychologist and rose to become Lead Psychologist and then, in July 2025, Academy Head of Psychology and Performance Lifestyle.

Meanwhile, Jack Nayler, the Head of Sport Science, is leaving the club after four years. 

Nayler, who has previously worked for Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and RB Leipzig, joined Everton in September 2022 under former Director of Football Kevin Thelwell. 

Writing on LinkedIn, Nayler said: “This week I am drawing towards the end of a period of gardening leave that sees the curtain fall on four seasons at Everton FC.

“Those seasons weren’t always easy, but I am immensely proud of everything we did together:

• Kept the club in the Premier League despite the largest points deduction in the history of the League
• Supported 59 different first team players
• Said goodbye to Goodison Park and moved into Hill Dickinson Stadium
• Transitioned to a new ownership and operating model
• Worked with three different coaching teams
• All whilst maintaining high player availability

“The staff around the team are genuinely the best group of people I have worked with at a club, and that togetherness is a big reason we achieved what we did. There were too many for one post but I am grateful to everyone.”