{"id":1094233,"date":"2019-06-17T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1094233"},"modified":"2022-09-20T22:13:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:13:08","slug":"rio-ferdinand-man-utd-sporting-director","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/rio-ferdinand-man-utd-sporting-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand confirms Man Utd talks over sporting director role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio Ferdinand claims he has spoken to Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward over the club’s sporting director role.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Red Devils have long sought to make a structural change which would see a figurehead come in to oversee football operations while Woodward \u2013 who has often come in for criticism from United supporters \u2013 would focus on the commercial aspects of the club.<\/p>\n

United’s sporting director search: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Ed Woodward has been in charge of United’s transfers in recent years.<\/li>\n
  2. He has often been criticised by fans and pundits for failure to secure targets.<\/li>\n
  3. Rio Ferdinand has emerged as a candidate to fill the sporting director role.<\/li>\n
  4. Talks seemed to have stalled in recent months with fan fears over Woodward remaining in charge…<\/li>\n
  5. But Ferdinand has now confirmed he is in regular contact with Man Utd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    United’s search to fill the role has stalled recently with fans worried Woodward would remain in charge of player recruitment for the whole of the summer transfer window but Ferdinand has admitted talks have already begun.<\/p>\n

    “I’ve always spoken to Ed since I left, anyway. I had that type of relationship with him,” Ferdinand told BBC Sportsweek.<\/p>\n

    “I’ve not seen him at a game, so all the chats I’ve had with him have been on the phone or I go and see him when I’m in London.<\/p>\n

    “I’m not the type to dilly-dally around. I’ve seen the stuff in the papers. ‘What’s that role about?’ I’ve asked that question \u2013\u00a0so yes,\u00a0I have spoken to him.<\/p>\n