Rob Newman has been named head of recruitment at West Ham.
West Ham have appointed Rob Newman from Manchester City as the club's new head of recruitment.
Newman, 57, spent more than 12 years at City as an international scouting and recruitment manager.
West Ham said Newman will bring his "experience and expertise" to London Stadium as the club restructure their recruitment department.
Commenting upon his new role, Newman said: “I'm really pleased to be here and coming in at a great time, especially after what's been a fantastic start for the Club this season.
“In the last window alone, West Ham brought in four international players, coming to the Club because they've seen how well everything is going. They've seen what a great Club it is and what an even greater Club it could become. Hopefully I can be part of that process now. I'm going to give it 100 per cent."
He added: “The most important thing is you can't just bring players in who you think “he's a great player for that team, he's automatically going to make us a great team." That's not how it works, because there are different players, different teams play different ways, different managers have different styles, so we've got to do it in a way that's the best for West Ham United.
“Again, that's down to the department's due diligence on players not only on the pitch, but off the pitch as well. You have to bring [not only] good footballers in, but also good characters as well."
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