Nick Hammond of Leeds on Everton radar for new boardroom as new owners look to establish their leadership group.
Nick Hammond is among the main contenders for Everton in new leadership group role at the club.
As the new owners, The Friedkin Group, assemble their leadership team, Everton is attempting to recruit more Leeds United backroom employees.
After it was confirmed that Angus Kinnear, who is now at Leeds, will assume the position of chief executive at the end of the current campaign, the US-based investment firm’s acquisition of the Merseyside club is expected to be accompanied by many high-level hires.
With positions at West Brom, Newcastle, Celtic, and Reading, among other top executive positions in English football, Hammond has a wealth of expertise.
Although Everton’s current director of football, Kevin Thelwell, has officially announced his departure this summer, it is believed that Hammond will not take over as director of football directly.
According to people familiar with the matter who spoke to BBC Sport, one of Hammond’s main duties if hired would be managing player contracts.
Hammond and Kinnear have collaborated extensively at Leeds, who have reaffirmed their return to the Premier League.
Another potential hire at Everton has been identified as Gary Penrice, who also works in recruitment for the Elland Road club.
Thelwell is reportedly a contender to take over as sporting director of Rangers, a team in the Scottish Premiership, according to a number of sources.
Amidst several structural changes, it was reported last month that Thelwell, who joined Everton from the New York Red Bulls in March 2022, would depart the Merseyside club when his contract expires in the summer.