Former Bournemouth recruitment chief David Webb candidate for Celtic’s sporting director vacancy

Former Bournemouth head of recruitment David Webb is rising as an alternative in Celtic’s lookup for a sporting director.

Webb famously played a essential position along with Eddie Howe as the Cherries obtained advertising into the Leading League in 2015 with signings these types of as Callum Wilson.

He remaining his position on the south coast to be a part of Tottenham as their head of elite prospective identification, the place he worked closely with Mauricio Pochettino and famed administrator Paul Mitchell – who is now at Monaco.

Intriguingly, Howe, who is out of function, has been seriously connected with a transfer to Celtic to replace below fire Neil Lennon.

Webb has considering the fact that held the position as Swedish club Ostersunds’ technical director.

His most the latest position was in the Championship with Huddersfield the place he head of soccer functions.

Webb’s in depth know-how of the English, European and Scandinavian market – a area Celtic have typically found useful for expertise – make him an eye-catching proposition.

In the course of an early position with Crystal Palace, Webb spotted Wilfried Zaha actively playing for neighborhood club Whitehouse Wanderers.

He also played a essential position in Tottenham’s determination to indication Heung-min Son from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.