Former Newcastle United chief executive Lee Charnley is set to join Nottingham Forest. According to the Telegraph, Charnley will join the East Midlands club on a 'consultancy basis' to help with their transition to the Premier League.
Charnley was Mike Ashley's key executive at St James' Park for seven years, before leaving Newcastle last November following the change of ownership at the club. He was at Newcastle for 22 years, spending that time in various different roles.
He became managing director in April 2014, spending over seven years in the role. He stayed for a short period after the Saudi Arabia-based consortium took over the club to help with the transition.
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According to the report, Forest will announce the arrival of Charnley over the coming days, and his main job will be to help with the fresh regulations that now apply to the stadium, including ticketing. Forest's current chief executive Dane Murphy made the request to appoint Charnley.
Newcastle United beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Saturday in their opening game of the Premier League season. The Magpies claimed a comfortable victory thanks to a thunderous strike from Fabian Schar, and a goal from Callum Wilson. Forest failed to register a shot on target in what was their first game in the Premier League for 23 years.
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