Man United 'want Southampton's Jason Wilcox to fulfil key figure at the club'

Manchester United want to bring Southampton director of football Jason Wilcox to the club as part of the INEOS-led revolution, according to reports.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's 25 per cent stake in the club was approved by the FA earlier in the week as the British billionaire prepares to sanction more board-level changes at Old Trafford.

United are currently looking around other English clubs and elsewhere across Europe for top talents to help their sporting restructure and Wilcox is aware of their interest, as reported by The Athletic.

Club executives in Manchester hold the 53-year-old in high regard, but are yet to approach Southampton over a deal to secure his exit.

The 13-time Premier League champions are moving quick to put together a sporting board capable of returning the club to their former glories during Sir Alex Ferguson's reign.

Majority owners, the Glazer family, have given sporting control over to Ratcliffe and his INEOS group, with the new investor keen to kick-start a new era of success.

Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth is expected to fulfil the same role at Old Trafford once the two Premier League clubs have come to an agreement.

Manchester City executive Omar Berrada has also been confirmed as United's new CEO and is expected to get started in the position in the summer.

Wilcox would report into both Ashworth and Berrada if he was to swap the south coast for the north west and join the ranks at United.

Wilcox and Berrada know each other from their time spent together at Man City where the now-Southampton director personnel previously academy director at the Etihad.

He left his position to move to Southampton last-year despite the reigning Premier League and Champions League holders making an offer for him to extend his stay.