Nottingham Forest have agreed on personal terms with Rangers to appoint Ross Wilson as the club’s new Sporting Director. The Reds have been on the lookout for a new transfer chief since yesterday when Forest parted with Filippo Giraldo.
The Telegraph claim that Rangers have agreed to let their man leave, with Wilson holding a desire to join Forest. It’s thought that he will now discuss his own personal terms with the Reds and barring any hitches he will be unveiled at the City Ground.
Marinakis, it would seem, has once again made someone carry the can for a woeful recruitment drive in January. He did the same back in October when recruitment staff members George Syrianos and Andy Scott were sent on their way.
Wilson is quite experienced for a relatively young member of staff. He has played a major part in shaping the transfer and recruitment strategy at Rangers; although things have gone a little bit south in that sense since Steven Gerrard departed.
Forest signed Danilo and Felipe in the summer and those two have proved useful additions. It’s fair to say that Jonjo Shelvey, Chris Wood and Andre Ayew haven’t worked out; with both Keylor Navas and Gustavo Scarpa also arriving at the City Ground.
Forest hoping to appoint Ross Wilson
This would at least represent a small step in the right direction. Wilson has had some fierce critics in the last 18 months but now he’s set to embark on a new chapter with Forest.
His work at Southampton, Huddersfield and Rangers has seen him oversee recruitment. Not only that but he’s also worked wonders when it comes to stabilising clubs with a conveyor belt of talent emerging from academies.
Wilson has done some decent work in his football-based roles. One thing that Forest desperately need ahead of next season regardless of what division they’re in, is a proper outlook on recruitment.
Forest now believe this one is close. All that remains is personal terms with Wilson and the formalities from there should be relatively straightforward.
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