Newcastle United's head of recruitment Steve Nickson was singled out for praise by co-owner Amanda Staveley earlier this year after his work in the new regime's January window.
Speaking earlier this month the Ripon financier said: "Mehrdad and I and our PIF colleagues went up to the club and it was a lonely place. Fortunately, we have an amazing head of recruitment in Steve Nickson, who has been with the club for a long time and has a really deep knowledge of the player markets. So we were able to quickly put together a transfer committee."
With incoming technical director Dan Ashworth set to join the Magpies later in 2022, Nickson is likely to dovetail into the new structure due to his excellent links. Nickson was the target of critics at one stage in the 2019/20 as £40million signing Joelinton struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League.
