Ex-Rangers chief ‘a contender’ for key Newcastle United role

Ross Wilson is sporting director at Nottingham Forest (Image: PA) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today,and has been written by our American colleagues.It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald.Former Rangers chief Ross Wilson is reportedly among the candidates under consideration for the sporting director vacancy at Newcastle.The Daily Mail claims the Nottingham Forest sporting director is in the frame for the same position at St James’ Park.The report states that recruitment company, Nolan Partners, are conducting the search for Paul Mitchell’s replacement.Mitchell will leave the club at the end of the month, but it’s said that his successor won’t be in post before then.Interviews are believed to be set to take place with several candidates. Read more: What we know about Rangers’ transfers: Camara, Turgeman, player-trading questionRangers set for England pre-season friendly as academy stars aim to impressAnd one of those is Wilson – who seemingly appears to have support from those internally at the Premier League giants.Wilson, 41, has been in post at Forst since 2023 after he departed Ibrox. He held a similar position previously at Southampton.The report claims Wilson meets the grade of having experience of operating at a Premier League club.