Newcastle United are understood to have agreed a deal to lure Man City scout Paul McLaren to St James' Park.
McLaren is expected to join the Magpies at the end of the season after more than five years at the Etihad Stadium. Newcastle are expected to bolster their Academy scouting network with a range of new roles with McLaren one of the key figures in Dan Ashworth's master plan.
McLaren spent his playing career at clubs such as Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham, Tranmere, Bradford City and Oxford. He was hired by Arsenal in 2015 as their northern scout before the switch to Man City.
