Newcastle United are leaving no stone unturned in a bid to ensure the players have 'every tool' they need to perform as the club search for a new bi-lingual manual therapist.
Newcastle already have a fluent Spanish speaker working in the medical department in first-team physiotherapist Daniel Marti and the Magpies now want a qualified practitioner with significant experience in elite professional sport in a soft tissue or medical role to 'optimise the performance of the playing squad'. He or she will work with the first-team squad, in general, but will have a particular focus on players such as Miguel Almiron and Javier Manquillo, whose first language is Spanish, while Bruno Guimaraes speaks a bit of the language, too.
Newcastle want the new recruit to assist the rehabilitation process for injured players to limit injury time and increase match day availability. The manual therapist will also deliver soft tissue treatment, including sports massage therapy and specialised active release technique, to both fit and injured players; cover games as required; and provide general translation services within the first-team environment.
