Swansea City yesterday confirmed the departure of Andy Scott who has left his role as head of recruitment after more than two years with the club – having joined in 2019.
The club say that Scott will be replaced by two new roles – both to be announced soon – although it appears that one will be titled Head of Player Acquisition – a title that appeared on a recent job vacancy posted by the club.
Last week the club were recruiting for a recruitment analyst who was deemed to have two reporting lines internally – Head of Analysis and Head of Player Acquisition. Given the latter would have been closely aligned to the role that Scott was undertaking it appears that this role will be one of the two that is replacing Scott. The club have not yet confirmed the names of those taking these two positions but given the departure of Scott and transfer window looming large on the horizon you would assume that both appointments will not be far away.
Speaking on the departure of Scott, Chief Executive Julian Winter said “Andy joined in the summer of 2019 following the departure of Graham Potter in what was a transition period for the club.
“He has done a tremendous amount of good work during his time here and the decision has been reached amicably, while Andy has also expressed an interest in pursuing new opportunities.
“Good recruitment is fundamentally important for the football club, and with the January transfer window approaching we are in a position where we can press forward with our plans for both the short and long term.”
Andy Scott added: “I believe that I leave the club with the squad in very good shape, with an excellent balance that has been built methodically and strategically over the last two years.
“To be part of the last two play-off seasons has been a pleasure and I’d like to thank my team of scouts and analysts for the outstanding work they’ve put in as well as all the support staff, particularly Ben Greenwood, Rebecca Gigg, Ashley Gill and Huw Lake.
“The squad has some exciting talent and the relatively small fees paid for players like Joel Piroe and Ryan Manning, for example, continue to prove that a good scouting process and plan is invaluable.
“I’ve loved my time at Swansea City; the club, city and people are fantastic but with the impending change in recruitment strategy I feel this is the right time to move on and look forward to the next stage of my career.”